League Play-Off

Rapiska
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Przemyslaw Bycofski got in the 7th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Olaf Hajduk handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Przemyslaw Bycofski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tolek Peczkowski hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 18thth minute of the game Lucjan Zapolski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rapiska SSA's Olaf Hajduk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Rapiska SSA getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Waclaw Przewozik hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rapiska SSA's zone, Lucjan Zapolski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olaf Hajduk came out of the goal and Lucjan Zapolski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Olaf Hajduk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucjan Zapolski in the 23rd minute of the match. Jakub Piekarczyk's late challenge caught a Tinkoff's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jakub Piekarczyk helped the player get up and apologised. Leszek Sakowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Erland, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Tinkoff's Leszek Sakowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Erland in the 32nd minute of play. In the 36th match minute, Tinkoff was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbyszek Czekaj to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the game, Tinkoff's Lucjan Zapolski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olaf Hajduk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Lucjan Zapolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 47 minutes, Przemyslaw Bycofski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tinkoff's supporters crossed their fingers, but Przemyslaw Bycofski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucjan Zapolski made a kick off. Rapiska SSA's Olaf Hajduk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Zapolski in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute Lucjan Zapolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olaf Hajduk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radowit Zaworski kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 59th match minute, Rapiska SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janusz Petrasz to maneuver through the defense. Przemyslaw Bycofski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olaf Hajduk having to interfere. With a little luck, Rapiska SSA's Olaf Hajduk got control of the ball when Przemyslaw Bycofski tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 71 minutes, Janusz Petrasz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rapiska SSA and the Tinkoff players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute, Janusz Petrasz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Lucjan Zapolski 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. 79 minutes into the match, Przemyslaw Bycofski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olaf Hajduk. Rapiska SSA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Przemyslaw Bycofski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 84 minutes of play, Tinkoff's Przemyslaw Bycofski made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olaf Hajduk was left in no man's land by his defense there! Przemyslaw Bycofski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Olaf Hajduk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Przemyslaw Bycofski came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Tinkoff 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 Przemyslaw Bycofski couldn't finish the play. Tinkoff played a much better game than Rapiska SSA and deserved their victory. The Rapiska SSA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.