U21 League

ZELAZNE W LASKU
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Radowit Pilarczyk took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wincenty Rydz in the 8th minute of play forced SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Kazimierz Nowakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the SMOCZANKA MIELEC defense, Zbigniew Cymbal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kazimierz Nowakowski. The SMOCZANKA MIELEC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kazimierz Nowakowski should have stopped the shot. Kazimierz Nowakowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beniamin Gargasz in the 14th minute of play. Kazimierz Nowakowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beniamin Gargasz, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Kazimierz Nowakowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Cymbal in the 21st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Radowit Pilarczyk in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radoslaw Miarka saved Astral from getting behind. After a rather tough play, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Wincenty Faron got a free kick in the 28th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Tymoteusz Ziemba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astral's supporters rose to their feet, but Tymoteusz Ziemba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kazimierz Nowakowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Zbigniew Cymbal came free, but Kazimierz Nowakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kazimierz Nowakowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beniamin Gargasz in the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Zbigniew Cymbal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kazimierz Nowakowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Radowit Pilarczyk lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Radoslaw Miarka. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zbigniew Cymbal made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Beniamin Gargasz came free, but Kazimierz Nowakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Astral's Wincenty Rydz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kazimierz Nowakowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Astral's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tymoteusz Ziemba in the 56th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Ziemowit Madej heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 62nd minute, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Zbigniew Cymbal fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Wincenty Faron kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beniamin Gargasz in the 69th minute of play forced SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Kazimierz Nowakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Astral getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Eugeniusz Bulkiewicz hit a great ball. In the 71st minute of the match Olaf Solak shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Radoslaw Miarka showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Kazimierz Nowakowski made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Borys Skaradowski sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbigniew Cymbal got free with Kazimierz Nowakowski in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the SMOCZANKA MIELEC defense, Zbigniew Cymbal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kazimierz Nowakowski. The SMOCZANKA MIELEC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kazimierz Nowakowski should have stopped the shot. Radowit Pilarczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Cymbal in the 90th minute of play forced SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Kazimierz Nowakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Beniamin Gargasz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kazimierz Nowakowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Zbigniew Cymbal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kazimierz Nowakowski. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zbigniew Cymbal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The SMOCZANKA MIELEC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Astral were clearly better and deserved to take the win.