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Rzejowice
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cracovia's Marcin Andryszyn 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. If Jan Hodyl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hieronim Brack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ziemowit Mazierz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hieronim Brack in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute Hieronim Brack shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ziemowit Mazierz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Zurawski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcin Andryszyn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 17 minutes, Roland Majorski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cracovia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roland Majorski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sebastian Zurawski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcin Andryszyn went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Aureliusz Karanewski sped through Cracovia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ziemowit Mazierz. Cracovia's Ziemowit Mazierz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Cracovia from getting a goal against them. If Jan Hodyl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hieronim Brack in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ziemowit Mazierz saved Cracovia from getting behind. Ziemowit Mazierz made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Jan Hodyl sent off a good shot on target. Zachary Zielinski kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. If Hieronim Brack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute of the match, Jan Hodyl got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ziemowit Mazierz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jan Hodyl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziemowit Mazierz having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Hieronim Brack made the kick off in the second half. Bartosz Oleszak's late challenge caught a Cracovia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bartosz Oleszak helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Rzejowice got a freekick which was hit by Bartosz Oleszak. The referee felt a red card was in order, 60 minutes into the game, when Benedykt Wawrukiewicz put in a rough tackle. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rzejowice! In the 65th match minute, Cracovia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobiasz Jarosiewicz to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the game, Tadeusz Walczyk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rzejowice's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cracovia the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rzejowice's Tadeusz Walczyk got a free kick in the 66th minute. If Roland Majorski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Jan Hodyl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rzejowice fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Jan Hodyl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ziemowit Mazierz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Hodyl in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ziemowit Mazierz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Bartosz Oleszak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ziemowit Mazierz was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Cracovia's Ziemowit Mazierz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Hodyl in the 86th minute of play. Ziemowit Mazierz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartosz Oleszak, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Marcin Andryszyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rzejowice were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.