U23 League

Arena Skarpa Ełk
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Skarpa Ełk's Marek Petka started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Trochowski in the 9th minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Korneliusz Narbut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witalis Wojtowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Witalis Wojtowicz was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Krzysztof Biskupiak capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Krzysztof Biskupiak really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Marek Petkas short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Witalis Wojtowicz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Filip Zachemski kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Waclaw Imbor made a precise shot to the right of Jedrzej Grucza. Skarpa Ełk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Jedrzej Grucza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyryl Trochowski in the 27th minute of play. Cyryl Trochowski hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The supporters of Skarpa Ełk booed when Markowy Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Cuber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marek Petka in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Witalis Wojtowicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute, Filip Zachemski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Skarpa Ełk getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Mateusz Wojtkiewicz hit a great ball. With a little luck, Markowy Team's Witalis Wojtowicz got control of the ball when Korneliusz Narbut tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucjan Cuber to make the kick off. Jedrzej Grucza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyryl Trochowski in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Markowy Team's Iwan Niemojewski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Korneliusz Narbut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Witalis Wojtowicz having to interfere. Witalis Wojtowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Korneliusz Penc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Witalis Wojtowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korneliusz Narbut in the 75th minute of the match. If Iwan Niemojewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Korneliusz Penc might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Witalis Wojtowicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Korneliusz Penc ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Markowy Team eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.