Federation Clash Challenge

Gazprom Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) KKS Lech Poznań's Miromir Majerowicz 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. Pawel Pazdan got a throw-in 5 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Miromir Majerowicz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Ivarsson in the 7th minute of play forced KKS Lech Poznań's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, KKS Lech Poznań's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Snell came free, but Józef Mlynarczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Józef Mlynarczyk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charles Forsman in the 10th minute. Józef Mlynarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Snell, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. KKS Lech Poznań's Józef Mlynarczyk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save KKS Lech Poznań from getting a goal against them. Zafer Hürsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Majerowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Miromir Majerowicz might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zafer Hürsel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miromir Majerowicz ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Zafer Hürsel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. KKS Lech Poznań were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bogdan Raschke took the corner. The corner ended in Eugeniusz Polek almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel did a great save. After 25 played minutes KKS Lech Poznań got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Raschke. Józef Mlynarczyk was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valentin Ivarsson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. KKS Lech Poznań's Sebastian Piekarczyk was substituted for Bogdan Raschke. KKS Lech Poznań's Mateusz Sakowicz was substituted for Eugeniusz Polek. Edward Golec's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zafer Hürsel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. After 45 played minutes FC Zenit Saint Petersburg got a freekick which was hit by Peter Snell. In the 47th minute, Charles Forsman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

Józef Mlynarczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59thth minute of the game Valentin Ivarsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KKS Lech Poznań's Józef Mlynarczyk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sebastian Piekarczyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Zafer Hürsel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute Håkan Kjellman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Valentin Ivarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Ivarsson in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Józef Mlynarczyk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Józef Mlynarczyk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Ivarsson's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute Valentin Ivarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 minutes, Zula Werra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KKS Lech Poznań and the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zula Werra hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg made a substitution. 徐默钢 replaced Håkan Kjellman. After a rather tough play, KKS Lech Poznań's Zula Werra got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, 徐默钢 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Józef Mlynarczyk was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by KKS Lech Poznań's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jörgen Ekeroth was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's players had a chance to rest. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's 徐默钢 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Sebastian Piekarczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Józef Mlynarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Jörgen Ekeroth was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jörgen Ekeroth lost his temper 95 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 94th minute of the game. One of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of KKS Lech Poznań:s goal. Sebastian Piekarczyk placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! For all the effort they put into the match, the KKS Lech Poznań players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.