U18 League

Zarzyk Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dariusz Hryc made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in THE FAVOURITES's zone, Wojciech Czysta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jedrzej Soszka came out of the goal and Wojciech Czysta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jedrzej Soszka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dariusz Hryc in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute of the match, Wojciech Czysta got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jedrzej Soszka was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 12 minutes into the match, FC Zarzyk's goal looked a bit too open when Krzysztof Dulemba came free, but Radomil Smolarek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, THE FAVOURITES's Jedrzej Soszka got control of the ball when Dariusz Hryc tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the THE FAVOURITES defense, Dariusz Hryc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jedrzej Soszka. The THE FAVOURITES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jedrzej Soszka should have stopped the shot. 21 minutes into the match, FC Zarzyk's goal looked a bit too open when Krzysztof Dulemba came free, but Radomil Smolarek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, THE FAVOURITES's Jedrzej Soszka got control of the ball when Zbyszek Gregorczyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jedrzej Soszka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbyszek Gregorczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th match minute, THE FAVOURITES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olgierd Penczkowski to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wlodzimierz Chlebek during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wlodzimierz Chlebek hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. When Igor Pietras came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the FC Zarzyk 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 Igor Pietras couldn't finish the play. 41 minutes into the game, Lucjan Madajczyk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE FAVOURITES's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Zarzyk the free kick. In the 42nd match minute, THE FAVOURITES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucjan Madajczyk to maneuver through the defense. Zbyszek Gregorczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Krzysztof Dulemba to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of THE FAVOURITES:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Zarzyk:s goal. In the 54th minute there was a penalty for FC Zarzyk. Olaf Kolbe stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jedrzej Soszka. 2-0. When Olaf Kolbe came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the FC Zarzyk 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 Olaf Kolbe couldn't finish the play. If Wojciech Czysta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zbyszek Gregorczyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jedrzej Soszka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, THE FAVOURITES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislaw Iwaszko to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute Zbyszek Gregorczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Soszka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 minutes of play THE FAVOURITES's Stanislaw Iwaszko was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of FC Zarzyk booed when THE FAVOURITES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislaw Iwaszko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd match minute, FC Zarzyk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wojciech Czysta to maneuver through the defense. After 94 played minutes FC Zarzyk got a freekick which was hit by Dariusz Hryc. If Zbyszek Gregorczyk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the referee ended the match the FC Zarzyk players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.