League Play-Off

Stadion Butowo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Trident Gdańsk's Edmund Gecionis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Radomir Terasek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Boleslaw Robak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Trident Gdańsk getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Roch Matela hit a great ball. Trident Gdańsk's Edmund Gecionis got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Butowo SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Modliszewski came free, but Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 13 played minutes Butowo SSA got a freekick which was hit by Leszek Czeberowski. In the 13th minute, Jaroslaw Lodowy sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Butowo SSA's Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz didn't even have to move. In the 17th minute Maciej Modliszewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radomir Terasek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Boleslaw Robak made a huge save. 21 minutes into the match, Butowo SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Modliszewski came free, but Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmund Gecionis in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute, Edmund Gecionis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Butowo SSA's Mikolaj Lichorobiec got a free kick in the 35th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zachary Palzewicz during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Butowo SSA booed when Trident Gdańsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zachary Palzewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Gecionis in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mikolaj Lichorobiec to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Edmund Gecionis 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. After having played for 53 minutes, Edmund Gecionis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trident Gdańsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmund Gecionis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 57 minutes into the match, Butowo SSA's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maciej Modliszewski. Roch Matela hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Maciej Modliszewski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Maciej Modliszewski came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Trident Gdańsk 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 Maciej Modliszewski couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 69 in the game by Maciej Modliszewski from a close distance when the talented Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz managed to make a qualified save. Butowo SSA's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maciej Modliszewski got free with Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Boleslaw Robak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Lichorobiec, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Gecionis in the 81st minute of play forced Butowo SSA's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maciej Modliszewski was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 84th minute. Trident Gdańsk's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Maciej Modliszewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz having to interfere. In the 91st minute of the match Jakub Brzeszczak sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Edmund Gecionis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trident Gdańsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmund Gecionis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaroslaw Bulkiewicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Butowo SSA support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.