U23 League

Allianz Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, 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. Damian Chowaniec started the match with the kick off. Maksymilian Bury kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Francis Calmes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateusz Kluska, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Chowaniec in the 14th minute of play forced Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Tomasz Rutkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Szczakowianka booed when Ekipa Gabi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliusz Winograd didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomasz Rutkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliusz Winograd in the 21st minute of play. Francis Calmes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateusz Kluska, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bartosz Olejarz in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomasz Rutkowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th match minute, Szczakowianka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Napoleon Huchro to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Bartosz Olejarz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ekipa Gabi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 32 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Bartosz Olejarz came free, but Tomasz Rutkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mateusz Kluska's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francis Calmes was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Napoleon Huchro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Francis Calmes. Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateusz Kluska in the 42nd minute of play. The corner ended in Napoleon Huchro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes did a great save. A collision led to Szczakowianka getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Karol Zapolski hit a great ball. Marian Pankiewicz's late challenge caught a Szczakowianka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marian Pankiewicz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Marian Pankiewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walery Niedbalski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Francis Calmes made a huge save. After the first half Ekipa Gabi were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mateusz Kluska made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Zapolski in the 52nd minute of play forced Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Francis Calmes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Szczakowianka's Tomasz Rutkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Chowaniec in the 57th minute of play. Szczakowianka's Tomasz Rutkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartosz Olejarz in the 58th minute of play. Pawel Pracki charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pawel Pracki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th match minute, Szczakowianka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pawel Pracki to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Chowaniec came free, but Tomasz Rutkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Bartosz Olejarz came free, but Tomasz Rutkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mateusz Kluska in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francis Calmes saved Ekipa Gabi from getting behind. Mateusz Kluska sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 67th minute, Walery Niedbalski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francis Calmes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Witalis Debkowski hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Bartosz Olejarz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomasz Rutkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Chowaniec, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute Mateusz Kluska shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Calmes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francis Calmes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karol Zapolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukasz Wawro kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After 85 played minutes, Szczakowianka's Maksymilian Bury shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francis Calmes 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 Szczakowianka reached it. A collision led to Ekipa Gabi getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Florentin Dumitru hit a great ball. Francis Calmes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karol Zapolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francis Calmes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walery Niedbalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes in the game, Mateusz Kluska dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.