League Play-Off

Radziejów Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Szczepan Puchlik in the 3rd minute of play forced Niederhorst's goalkeeper Slawomir Lewkowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wincent Sikola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Slawomir Lewkowicz made a huge save. Niederhorst's Czeslaw Dziura got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kujawy Radziejów's goalkeeper Wincent Motowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th match minute, Kujawy Radziejów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maciej Wozniak to maneuver through the defense. Niederhorst's Slawomir Lewkowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Wozniak in the 17th minute of play. After 17 played minutes Niederhorst got a freekick which was hit by Kajetan Lewandowski. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Witold Burufski during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 22 played minutes Niederhorst got a freekick which was hit by Witold Burufski. Slawomir Balonek was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to Niederhorst getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Witold Burufski hit a great ball. Maciej Wozniak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Slawomir Lewkowicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lucjan Balkiewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute Lucjan Balkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wincent Motowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maciej Wozniak to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Waclaw Walicki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Niederhorst and the Kujawy Radziejów players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zachary Jaraczewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Slawomir Lewkowicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 59th minute of the match Maciej Wozniak completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Maciej Wozniak a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 61st minute, Czeslaw Dziura fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Szczepan Puchlik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Slawomir Lewkowicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Slawomir Lewkowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zachary Jaraczewski in the 66th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Niederhorst's Waclaw Walicki got a free kick in the 67th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Kujawy Radziejów's zone, Czeslaw Dziura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wincent Motowski came out of the goal and Czeslaw Dziura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Niederhorst! The referee gave Kujawy Radziejów a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Slawomir Balonek, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Niederhorst's Slawomir Lewkowicz. 1-0. Wincent Sikola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slawomir Lewkowicz having to interfere. Zachary Jaraczewski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Slawomir Lewkowicz having to make a save. Kujawy Radziejów's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.