League Play-Off

Stargardt
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. Juliusz Pietras started the match with the kick off. When Napoleon Chrzan, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 3 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Napoleon Siwy was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Napoleon Chrzan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Napoleon Siwy. Stargardt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Napoleon Chrzan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Janusz Biraga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Cerocki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 played minutes Stargardt got a freekick which was hit by Juliusz Pietras. 39 minutes into the match, Zenon Kochniarczyk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Napoleon Siwy. Stargardt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zenon Kochniarczyk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karol Poling got free with Janusz Biraga in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Konieczny in the 47th minute of play forced Stargardt's goalkeeper Napoleon Siwy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zenon Kochniarczyk to make the kick off. Janusz Biraga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karol Poling, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Karol Poling had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Janusz Biraga. Diogostów SA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karol Poling was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 65 minutes into the match, Stargardt's goalkeeper Napoleon Siwy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Napoleon Chrzan. Napoleon Siwy made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Napoleon Chrzan sent off a good shot on target. Diogostów SA's Zenon Kochniarczyk suffered a concussion after 69 minutes and had to leave the field. 69 minutes into the game, Tanek Kalemba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stargardt's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Diogostów SA the free kick. Tanek Kalemba hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Napoleon Chrzan got free with Napoleon Siwy in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Izydor Glapiak's late challenge caught a Diogostów SA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Izydor Glapiak helped the player get up and apologised. Izydor Glapiak kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Stargardt's zone, Napoleon Chrzan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Napoleon Siwy came out of the goal and Napoleon Chrzan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Stargardt getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Izydor Glapiak hit a great ball. Napoleon Siwy was a little too slow when Napoleon Chrzan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 1-3. When the match was over Diogostów SA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Stargardt throughout the match.