League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zygmunt Liberko started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wincent Kaczanek in the 3rd minute of play forced Tolko's goalkeeper Wincent Cichocki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Leonard Rykaczewski came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Tolko fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leonard Rykaczewski couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Orlando C.F. defense, Leonard Rykaczewski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Klement Wielgopolski. The Orlando C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Klement Wielgopolski should have stopped the shot. Leonard Rykaczewski struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Klement Wielgopolski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tolko. Zygmunt Liberko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klement Wielgopolski having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Leonard Rykaczewski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Wincent Cichocki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Czapski in the 28th minute of play. Wincent Cichocki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Czapski in the 30th minute of the match. Radowit Giejda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Herbert Wos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 35 minutes into the match. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tolko! Leonard Rykaczewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klement Wielgopolski having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edmund Czapski was the one to do the kick off. Edmund Czapski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wincent Cichocki having to interfere. Radowit Giejda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wincent Cichocki having to interfere. In the 63rd match minute, Tolko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leszek Maziarz to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Orlando C.F.'s goalkeeper Klement Wielgopolski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonard Rykaczewski. Leonard Rykaczewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klement Wielgopolski having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Edmund Czapski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wincent Cichocki was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Edmund Czapski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orlando C.F.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Edmund Czapski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wincent Cichocki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Edmund Czapski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tolko fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! In the 90th minute there was a penalty for Orlando C.F.. Zbyszek Dula stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Wincent Cichocki. 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonard Rykaczewski got free with Klement Wielgopolski in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Orlando C.F. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tolko had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.