U23 League

Legion Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Czeslaw Kostrzewski started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kolonia Radlin's zone, Roland Dziatkowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Witold Marchewka came out of the goal and Roland Dziatkowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jimeno Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaw Niezywy in the 6th minute of the match. Witold Marchewka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adhemar Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kolonia Radlin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafal Gmoch was slow to take the kick. During this time MKS Legion Częstochowa's players had a chance to rest. Rafal Gmoch made a great header on MKS Legion Częstochowa's corner, it was just that Kolonia Radlin's Witold Marchewka managed to reach the ball for a save. Czeslaw Kostrzewski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Witold Marchewka having to make a save. Jimeno Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaw Niezywy in the 16th minute of the match. After 17 minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomasz Kloczko who took care of the corner kick. Tomasz Kloczko made a great header on Kolonia Radlin's corner, it was just that MKS Legion Częstochowa's Jimeno Velasco managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lech Barna during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 played minutes Kolonia Radlin got a freekick which was hit by Lech Barna. In the 23rd match minute, MKS Legion Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Rasimowicz to maneuver through the defense. After 24 played minutes, Kolonia Radlin's Korneliusz Chrzan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jimeno Velasco came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kolonia Radlin reached it. Gustaw Niezywy scored 0-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jimeno Velasco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Witold Marchewka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adhemar Secco in the 28th minute of play. Czeslaw Kostrzewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Korneliusz Chrzan fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kolonia Radlin's protests and gave Korneliusz Chrzan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Korneliusz Chrzan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Kolonia Radlin booed when MKS Legion Częstochowa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Napoleon Chlebek didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of MKS Legion Częstochowa booed when Kolonia Radlin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomasz Kloczko didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Kolonia Radlin's Tomasz Kloczko got a free kick in the 42nd minute. If Czeslaw Kostrzewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 46 played minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Kajetan Pietrowiak. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomasz Kloczko to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaw Niezywy got free with Jimeno Velasco in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 54th minute of the match Korneliusz Chrzan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Korneliusz Chrzan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 55th match minute, Kolonia Radlin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Korneliusz Chrzan to maneuver through the defense. Czeslaw Kostrzewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Krzysztof Palzewicz's late challenge caught a MKS Legion Częstochowa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Krzysztof Palzewicz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, Krzysztof Palzewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 61 played minutes, MKS Legion Częstochowa's Rafal Gmoch shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Witold Marchewka came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MKS Legion Częstochowa reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaw Niezywy in the 66th minute of play forced MKS Legion Częstochowa's goalkeeper Jimeno Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Jimeno Velasco managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Kolonia Radlin's Gustaw Niezywy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tomasz Kloczko hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Czeslaw Kostrzewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Witold Marchewka having to interfere. Witold Marchewka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar Secco in the 73rd minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Kolonia Radlin's Gustaw Niezywy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jimeno Velasco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Edmund Bochynski hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Borys Zgonina charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Borys Zgonina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, MKS Legion Częstochowa's Borys Zgonina got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute, Roland Dziatkowski 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. The MKS Legion Częstochowa manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Kolonia Radlin to win.