League Play-Off

Chotynin
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Chotynin's Marek Smolarek got a free kick in the 4th minute. Marek Smolarek was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 7th minute. Chotynin's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 11 minutes into the match, Chotynin's goal looked a bit too open when Szczepan Majdoch came free, but Artur Zbikowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wlodzimierz Sowa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Artur Zbikowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 21 minutes, Hieronim Kalinowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chotynin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hieronim Kalinowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Chotynin:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Dworaki3M:s goal. After 28 played minutes Dworaki3M got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Owsiak. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wlodzimierz Sowa in the 33rd minute of play forced Chotynin's goalkeeper Artur Zbikowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Chotynin's Marek Smolarek slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gilbert Czysta. That made the score 1-1 after 35 minutes of play. Marek Smolarek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hieronim Kalinowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dworaki3M's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Marek Smolarek 42 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Artur Zbikowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Szczepan Majdoch in the 48th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hieronim Kalinowski made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Krzysztof Klejnowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Zbikowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marek Smolarek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Gilbert Czysta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Klejnowski in the 60th minute of play forced Chotynin's goalkeeper Artur Zbikowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hieronim Kalinowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gilbert Czysta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Chotynin's Marek Smolarek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilbert Czysta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Dworaki3M's Krzysztof Klejnowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artur Zbikowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Wit Zdrojowy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Dworaki3M's Artur Zbikowski threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Krzysztof Klejnowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Wlodzimierz Sowa came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Dworaki3M 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 Wlodzimierz Sowa couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute, Julian Giec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chotynin's Artur Zbikowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Chotynin from getting a goal against them. When Marek Smolarek came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Chotynin 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 Marek Smolarek couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Klejnowski in the 97th minute of play forced Chotynin's goalkeeper Artur Zbikowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Chotynin had played much better football throughout.