Friendly League

Stadion Obrówka
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cracovia's Edgar Gniech 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. A collision led to Cracovia getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Konrad Gecionis hit a great ball. Oleg Velychko struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Dominik Michnik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Romny. With his leg Artur Shlyk managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Cracovia's Adam Maruda fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 10th minute, Yevgen Shved hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Konstanty Michalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dominik Michnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Velychko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yaroslav Kotelyukh in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dominik Michnik saved Cracovia from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Cracovia's Konrad Gecionis got a free kick in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Cracovia's goal looked a bit too open when Yaroslav Kotelyukh came free, but Dominik Michnik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Gniech's late challenge caught a Romny's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgar Gniech helped the player get up and apologised. After 42 played minutes Cracovia got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Gniech. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Oleg Velychko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Romny getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Stepan Ptashnyk hit a great ball. Adam Maruda struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Artur Shlyk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cracovia. Pankracy Naujasodis charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pankracy Naujasodis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cracovia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! 63 minutes into the match, Adam Maruda notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Romny's Artur Shlyk. Artur Shlyk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Artur Shlyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Gniech in the 66th minute of play. Adam Maruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Artur Shlyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yaroslav Kotelyukh succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 76th playminute. Edgar Gniech's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Artur Shlyk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edgar Gniech's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Shlyk was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Adam Maruda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Shlyk was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Oleg Velychko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dominik Michnik was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oleg Velychko in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dominik Michnik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Yaroslav Kotelyukh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Romny's supporters rose to their feet, but Yaroslav Kotelyukh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dominik Michnik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute Adam Maruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Shlyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, Cracovia's goal looked a bit too open when Oleg Velychko came free, but Dominik Michnik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Adam Maruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cracovia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.