Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Tiger's Pentti Ojala 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. In the 3rd minute, Oscar Giraldo 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. Josef Witlatschil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Lewandowski in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Roberto Lewandowski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tiger's Josef Witlatschil. Josef Witlatschil was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tiger's Josef Witlatschil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Lewandowski in the 19th minute of play. Roch Grondzki made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Iwo Sawicki sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute Gaizka Mendieta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Grondzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Roch Grondzki successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Iwo Sawicki's late challenge caught a SMOCZANKA MIELEC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iwo Sawicki helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Iwo Sawicki got a free kick in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pentti Ojala. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Christo Bothenhain got a free kick in the 37th minute. Josef Witlatschil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezary Chrzan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Giraldo came free, but Josef Witlatschil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Tiger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikael Siltavirta to maneuver through the defense. Cezary Chrzan might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Josef Witlatschil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cezary Chrzan ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oscar Giraldo was the one to do the kick off. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Roch Grondzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pentti Ojala in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute of the game Christo Bothenhain made a throw-in which Folko Rebe played forward. In the 60th minute Pentti Ojala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Grondzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oscar Giraldo scored 0-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Josef Witlatschil, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Roch Grondzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaizka Mendieta in the 67th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Oscar Giraldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's supporters rose to their feet, but Oscar Giraldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josef Witlatschil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roch Grondzki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pentti Ojala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roch Grondzki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Sawicki in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Pentti Ojala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Grondzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Christo Bothenhain made a precise shot to the right of Roch Grondzki. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Tiger made a substitution. Marten Weise replaced Pentti Ojala. Roch Grondzki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marten Weise in the 81st minute of the match. Oscar Giraldo scored 1-3 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Josef Witlatschil, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tiger's Marten Weise got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd match minute, SMOCZANKA MIELEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. Christo Bothenhain took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roch Grondzki. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. During the 96th minute of the match Iwo Sawicki completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Iwo Sawicki a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 96th match minute, Tiger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwo Sawicki to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SMOCZANKA MIELEC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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