League Play-Off

Taczów
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Krzysztof Szel started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Polonia Warszawa got a freekick which was hit by Boleslaw Pasterski. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of Polonia Warszawa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mazowszany SSA:s goal. In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Mazowszany SSA. Alfred Jajko stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Miroslaw Starogardzki. 0-1. If Karol Liermann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miroslaw Starogardzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karol Liermann, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 28thth minute of the game Karol Liermann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Polonia Warszawa's Miroslaw Starogardzki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Edmund Murdza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miroslaw Starogardzki. Polonia Warszawa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmund Murdza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Witomir Kajder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miroslaw Starogardzki having to interfere. Miroslaw Starogardzki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobiasz Szarmach in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Mazowszany SSA were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edmund Murdza was the one to do the kick off. Antoni Janiczek charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antoni Janiczek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Polonia Warszawa's Antoni Janiczek got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Mazowszany SSA's Witomir Kajder sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Miroslaw Starogardzki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Miroslaw Starogardzki managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Mazowszany SSA's Karol Liermann fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 69 minutes, Tobiasz Szarmach mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mazowszany SSA and the Polonia Warszawa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tobiasz Szarmach kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Robert Bubczyk notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Mazowszany SSA's Wlodzimierz Walkowski. Wlodzimierz Walkowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Robert Bubczyk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Miroslaw Starogardzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Murdza, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Robert Bubczyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Wlodzimierz Walkowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Polonia Warszawa's Robert Bubczyk got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wlodzimierz Walkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Bubczyk in the 86th minute of the match. Karol Liermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Miroslaw Starogardzki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wlodzimierz Walkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Bubczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mazowszany SSA played a much better game than Polonia Warszawa and deserved their victory. The Polonia Warszawa players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.