League Play-Off

GKS PIAST GLIWICE
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Tanek Fabiszak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dawid Nowacki, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If Damazy Kapelski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Aleksander Harasimowicz fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GKS Piast's protests and gave Aleksander Harasimowicz a yellow card for diving instead. Aleksander Harasimowicz hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 14 played minutes, Zbiewo SA's Jakub Oryl shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stasio Kostka came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zbiewo SA reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dawid Nowacki in the 16th minute of play forced Zbiewo SA's goalkeeper Tanek Fabiszak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roch Zdrojowy during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th minute, Roch Zdrojowy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in GKS Piast's zone, Damazy Kapelski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stasio Kostka came out of the goal and Damazy Kapelski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ksawery Gacki hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After having played for 31 minutes, Herbert Motowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zbiewo SA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herbert Motowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Herbert Motowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. GKS Piast's Stasio Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrzej Jaks in the 42nd minute of play. In the 48thth minute of the game Herbert Motowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GKS Piast's Stasio Kostka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herbert Motowski to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Robert Grabowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damazy Kapelski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stasio Kostka firmly grabbed it by the left post. 54 minutes into the match, GKS Piast's goal looked a bit too open when Herbert Motowski came free, but Stasio Kostka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stasio Kostka didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 56th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. Herbert Motowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stasio Kostka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Herbert Motowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Stasio Kostka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Herbert Motowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stasio Kostka was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. A hard shot by Wincenty Buda from long distance, 67 minutes into the match, got Stasio Kostka's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Roch Zdrojowy was shown his second yellow card after 69 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Roch Zdrojowy hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Damazy Kapelski scored 0-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stasio Kostka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Andrzej Jaks fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zbiewo SA's protests and gave Andrzej Jaks a yellow card for diving instead. After 77 played minutes Zbiewo SA got a freekick which was hit by Andrzej Jaks. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waclaw Piekarczyk in the 79th minute of play forced Zbiewo SA's goalkeeper Tanek Fabiszak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stasio Kostka came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Zbiewo SA's Damazy Kapelski. But to his dismay, Damazy Kapelski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Tanek Fabiszak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waclaw Piekarczyk in the 84th minute of the match. When Damazy Kapelski came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Zbiewo SA 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 Damazy Kapelski couldn't finish the play. Dariusz Niedziela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stasio Kostka having to interfere. Damazy Kapelski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 93 in the game by Andrzej Jaks from a close distance when the talented Stasio Kostka managed to make a qualified save. GKS Piast's players were relieved. Herbert Motowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stasio Kostka having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Marek Klocko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded Zbiewo SA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than GKS Piast.