League Play-Off

Stadion Knopin
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. Napoleon Brytka started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Olaf Czapski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Knopin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Banicja Sieradz FC the free kick. In the 5thth minute of the game Napoleon Brytka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knopin's Leszek Gondela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Roch Narbut came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Knopin 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 Roch Narbut couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Banicja Sieradz FC's goalkeeper Igor Knopek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Roch Narbut could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Igor Knopek made a huge save. Roch Narbut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Igor Knopek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Zula Merski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Knopek was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. If Roch Narbut had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 25 minutes, Zula Merski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Knopin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zula Merski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 31 minutes into the match, Miroslaw Zbydniowski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Knopin's Leszek Gondela. Leszek Gondela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute Pawel Bielenda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leszek Gondela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Filip Gotfryd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leszek Gondela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miroslaw Zbydniowski in the 36th minute of play. In the 45th match minute, Banicja Sieradz FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franciszek Jaks to maneuver through the defense. Tolek Perkowski was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 47th minute, Witomir Tuliszewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Banicja Sieradz FC were leading 0-1. 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. Zula Merski was the one to do the kick off. After 65 minutes of play, Knopin's Zula Merski made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Igor Knopek was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75th minute, Roch Narbut left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Knopin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 79 minutes into the game, Zula Merski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Igor Knopek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 83 minutes, Roch Narbut managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Knopin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roch Narbut was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leszek Gondela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miroslaw Zbydniowski went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Banicja Sieradz FC's Igor Knopek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roch Narbut in the 92nd minute of play. When Filip Gotfryd fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Knopin's protests and gave Filip Gotfryd a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Filip Gotfryd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Knopin getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Gustaw Dziuma hit a great ball. Knopin were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Banicja Sieradz FC for a fine match.