U23 League

Favourites Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Krzysztof Dulemba made the kick off which started today's match. Lucjan Madajczyk charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucjan Madajczyk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of KKS Lech Żory SSA booed when THE FAVOURITES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Madajczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Krzysztof Dulemba came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the THE FAVOURITES 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 Krzysztof Dulemba couldn't finish the play. Olgierd Penczkowski hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After 22 minutes of play, KKS Lech Żory SSA's Zachary Absolwent made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jedrzej Soszka was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute, Zachary Absolwent 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. After having played for 28 minutes, Lucjan Madajczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE FAVOURITES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucjan Madajczyk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zbyszek Lagiewniki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krzysztof Dulemba in the 30th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes THE FAVOURITES got a freekick which was hit by Rafal Kowalski. Rafal Kowalski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucjan Madajczyk was extremely unlucky when he, in the 37th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artur Figlewski during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of THE FAVOURITES booed when KKS Lech Żory SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Figlewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 44th minute by Krzysztof Dulemba got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 45 played minutes KKS Lech Żory SSA got a freekick which was hit by Artur Figlewski. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 60 minutes, Dawid Dembowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THE FAVOURITES and the KKS Lech Żory SSA players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to THE FAVOURITES getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Dawid Dembowski hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, KKS Lech Żory SSA's Lucjan Sakowicz tried to score from far away in the 61st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 62 played minutes THE FAVOURITES got a freekick which was hit by Stanislaw Iwaszko. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olgierd Penczkowski during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, THE FAVOURITES's Olgierd Penczkowski got a free kick in the 67th minute. Lucjan Sakowicz might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jedrzej Soszka. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucjan Sakowicz ran back to his position shaking his head. Rafal Kowalski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Krzysztof Dulemba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute of the match Lucjan Sakowicz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jedrzej Soszka skillfully saved the ball. When Lucjan Madajczyk was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 79 minutes had been played. In the 79th minute, Lucjan Madajczyk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. THE FAVOURITES's Jedrzej Soszka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Absolwent in the 82nd minute of play. Jedrzej Soszka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachary Absolwent in the 84th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, THE FAVOURITES's goalkeeper Jedrzej Soszka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ziemowit Bartelak. Jedrzej Soszka was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Zachary Absolwent capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zachary Absolwent really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Dawid Malewicki came free with the goalkeeper in the 94th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jedrzej Soszka could save by the left post. The referee felt a red card was in order, 96 minutes into the game, when Dawid Dembowski put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th 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 KKS Lech Żory SSA:s goal. When the match had been going on for 98 minutes, KKS Lech Żory SSA's Lucjan Sakowicz got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jedrzej Soszka.