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Spectators: 8038 (Terracing: 6029, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) The Irons Chorzów's Pawel Kochanowski 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. 8 minutes into the match, Zgierskie Zlewy's goal looked a bit too open when Damazy Posadzki came free, but Karol Ruszkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Marian Duda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Irons Chorzów's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zgierskie Zlewy the free kick. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Irons Chorzów! The Irons Chorzów:s Piotr Lech showed great skill when he stopped Seyhun Zati:s penalty. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Irons Chorzów's goalkeeper Piotr Lech, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Zgierskie Zlewy's goal looked a bit too open when Patryk Snaza came free, but Karol Ruszkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karol Ruszkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patryk Snaza in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Patryk Snaza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karol Ruszkowski was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Karol Ruszkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Babicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Zgierskie Zlewy's Karol Ruszkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pawel Kochanowski in the 21st minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, The Irons Chorzów's goalkeeper Piotr Lech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robert Doicaru. Robert Doicaru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Piotr Lech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute Pawel Kochanowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karol Ruszkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Pawel Kochanowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Karol Ruszkowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 32 played minutes The Irons Chorzów got a freekick which was hit by Damazy Posadzki. 34 minutes into the game, Marian Duda threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zgierskie Zlewy's Hadi Özilhan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Doicaru got free with Piotr Lech in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute of the match Zgierskie Zlewy got a corner. The Irons Chorzów's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seyhun Zati ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zgierskie Zlewy's Seyhun Zati was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Piotr Lech in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Zgierskie Zlewy's Karol Ruszkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pawel Kochanowski in the 43rd minute of play. Robert Doicaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karol Ruszkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patryk Snaza, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 46th minute Patryk Snaza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karol Ruszkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half The Irons Chorzów were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Damazy Posadzki received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Karol Ruszkowski came out and tried to block the shot, but Damazy Posadzki slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 52nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ksawery Rutkowski during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ksawery Rutkowski hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, Zgierskie Zlewy's Robert Doicaru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Piotr Lech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Alfred Kostrzewa charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfred Kostrzewa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Zgierskie Zlewy booed when The Irons Chorzów was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Kostrzewa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hadi Özilhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patryk Snazas short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Karol Ruszkowski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Piotr Lech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hadi Özilhan in the 74th minute of play. Hadi Özilhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Piotr Lech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Piotr Lech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hadi Özilhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The Irons Chorzów's Piotr Lech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdzislaw Moczkiewicz in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Hadi Özilhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Piotr Lech was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The supporters of The Irons Chorzów booed when Zgierskie Zlewy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zdzislaw Moczkiewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karol Ruszkowski made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Patryk Snaza sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Zgierskie Zlewy had won after a very even match.