U18 League

Gortaty
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Karol Kopacz made the kick off which started today's match. Gortaty's Kryspin Kaminski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beniamin Nakoneczny in the 3rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karol Kopacz during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Beniamin Nakoneczny recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 10 minutes into the game, Aleksander Rudy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piast Choszczno's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gortaty the free kick. In the 10th match minute, Piast Choszczno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Rudy to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Gilbert Zbikowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gortaty's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilbert Zbikowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mieszko Skrzypiec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kryspin Kaminski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mateusz Absolwent went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 21st minute, Gortaty's Czeslaw Skrzypiec ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mieszko Skrzypiec. Mieszko Skrzypiec yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Karol Kopacz might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mieszko Skrzypiec. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karol Kopacz ran back to his position shaking his head. Mieszko Skrzypiec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerzy Konopka in the 27th minute of the match. A collision led to Gortaty getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jerzy Konopka hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Lucjan Tylenda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piast Choszczno's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucjan Tylenda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kryspin Kaminski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jerzy Konopka kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to Piast Choszczno getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Mateusz Absolwent hit a great ball. With a little luck, Piast Choszczno's Mieszko Skrzypiec got control of the ball when Karol Kopacz tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Karol Kopacz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mieszko Skrzypiec was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Gortaty's Karol Kopacz got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Mieszko Skrzypiec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Kopacz in the 54th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Czeslaw Skrzypiec 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. 62 minutes into the match, Beniamin Nakoneczny had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kryspin Kaminski. Gortaty's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beniamin Nakoneczny was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Jedrzej Pisarczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After having played for 66 minutes, Beniamin Nakoneczny managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piast Choszczno's supporters crossed their fingers, but Beniamin Nakoneczny was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute, Beniamin Nakoneczny made a precise shot to the right of Kryspin Kaminski. Gortaty's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 78th minute, Czeslaw Skrzypiec 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. 80 minutes into the match, Gortaty's goalkeeper Kryspin Kaminski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Beniamin Nakoneczny. Kryspin Kaminski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbigniew Skaradowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Kopacz in the 88th minute of play forced Piast Choszczno's goalkeeper Mieszko Skrzypiec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89 played minutes Gortaty got a freekick which was hit by Karol Kopacz. Kryspin Kaminski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damazy Merski, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute Damazy Merski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kryspin Kaminski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Piast Choszczno walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.