U23 League

ZELAZNE W LASKU
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benedykt Trzemzalski started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes of play, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Maksymilian Cupial made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulgencio Ekaitz was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Radomil Andryszyn in the 6th 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 7th minute Przemyslaw Frankowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Ekaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Przemyslaw Frankowski in the 7th minute of play forced KoLiber's goalkeeper Fulgencio Ekaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, KoLiber's Ziemowit Owsiak got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Radomil Andryszyn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kazimierz Nowakowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Fulgencio Ekaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wincenty Faron in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 26th minute SMOCZANKA MIELEC were awarded a corner. Wincenty Faron went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of KoLiber's goalie and right to Przemyslaw Frankowski. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. KoLiber's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedykt Nienajadlo in the 30th minute of play forced KoLiber's goalkeeper Fulgencio Ekaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KoLiber's attentive Izydor Birkenhagen managed to snatch the ball when Maksymilian Cupial made a throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game. When Radomil Andryszyn came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the KoLiber 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 Radomil Andryszyn couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Przemyslaw Frankowski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fulgencio Ekaitz. Fulgencio Ekaitz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Benedykt Nienajadlo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Radomil Andryszyn notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Kazimierz Nowakowski. Kazimierz Nowakowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Radomil Andryszyn fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KoLiber's protests and gave Radomil Andryszyn a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, KoLiber's Radomil Andryszyn got a free kick in the 42nd minute. A collision led to SMOCZANKA MIELEC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Olaf Solak hit a great ball. Jurand Madej kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Borys Pruss stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Borys Pruss who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KoLiber's Fulgencio Ekaitz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Borys Pruss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. KoLiber's Fulgencio Ekaitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borys Pruss in the 61st minute of play. Fulgencio Ekaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olaf Solak in the 63rd minute of the match. During the 63rd minute of the match Radomil Andryszyn completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Radomil Andryszyn a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to KoLiber getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Radomil Andryszyn hit a great ball. Ziemowit Palzewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Kazimierz Nowakowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fulgencio Ekaitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borys Pruss in the 71st minute of play. When Izydor Birkenhagen fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KoLiber's protests and gave Izydor Birkenhagen a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes KoLiber got a freekick which was hit by Izydor Birkenhagen. After a defensive mix-up in SMOCZANKA MIELEC's zone, Ziemowit Palzewicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kazimierz Nowakowski came out of the goal and Ziemowit Palzewicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Dawid Golota got a free kick in the 77th minute. After 78 minutes, Radowit Pilarczyk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SMOCZANKA MIELEC and the KoLiber players grew even worse after the yellow card. Radowit Pilarczyk hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedykt Trzemzalski in the 81st minute of play forced SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Kazimierz Nowakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kazimierz Nowakowski stood somewhat misplaced when Benedykt Trzemzalski came free in front of goal and shot 2-3 to the left of him in the 86 minute. When Benedykt Trzemzalski fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KoLiber's protests and gave Benedykt Trzemzalski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, Benedykt Trzemzalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ziemowit Palzewicz came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the KoLiber 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 Ziemowit Palzewicz couldn't finish the play. Kazimierz Sroki charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kazimierz Sroki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kazimierz Sroki kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Ziemowit Palzewicz 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 Ziemowit Palzewicz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The KoLiber supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing KoLiber would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.