League

Mirinda Arena
Spectators: 7323 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eugeniusz Gmoch started the match with the kick off. Iwo Rawa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilbert Ciborek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hieronim Dranka struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Iwo Rawa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mersine. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Hieronim Dranka managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mersine's supporters rose to their feet, but Hieronim Dranka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iwo Rawa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 12th minute Tytus Wierzbicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Rawa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After recieving a nice pass, Mersine's Adam Sochacki tried to score from far away in the 15th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind NOWAK TEAM's goalkeeper Iwo Rawa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A throw-in in the 19th minute of the game was made by Adam Sochacki with Gilbert Ciborek as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Iwo Rawa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Wierzbicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Izydor Marajda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mersine's supporters rose to their feet, but Izydor Marajda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iwo Rawa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the match, NOWAK TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Wierzbicki came free, but Iwo Rawa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arkadiusz Zatorski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugeniusz Gmoch in the 37th minute of the match. Izydor Marajda might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iwo Rawa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Izydor Marajda ran back to his position shaking his head. Iwo Rawa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tytus Wierzbicki's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Izydor Marajda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tytus Wierzbicki to strike the kick off in the second half. Iwo Rawa made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Izydor Marajda sent off a good shot on target. In the 55th minute, Ksawery Malewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adam Sochacki made in the 59th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Izydor Marajda. NOWAK TEAM's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Tytus Wierzbicki scored to the left of an out of position Iwo Rawa, making the score, 1-2. NOWAK TEAM's Aleksander Munko quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Adam Sochacki, made in the 65th minute of the game. Iwo Rawa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tytus Wierzbicki in the 69th minute of play. Iwo Rawa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tytus Wierzbicki in the 72nd minute of play. Iwo Rawa stood somewhat misplaced when Izydor Marajda came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 73 minute. In the 77th match minute, NOWAK TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugeniusz Gmoch to maneuver through the defense. Eugeniusz Gmoch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arkadiusz Zatorski having to interfere. After having played for 79 minutes, Eugeniusz Gmoch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NOWAK TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugeniusz Gmoch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adam Sochacki made in the 82nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gilbert Ciborek however managed to control. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksander Munko during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adam Sochacki made in the 86th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gilbert Ciborek immediately put the ball in play. After 86 minutes, Zula Iwanowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NOWAK TEAM and the Mersine players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mersine booed when NOWAK TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zula Iwanowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the match, NOWAK TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Wierzbicki came free, but Iwo Rawa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Iwo Rawa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When the final whistle sounded Mersine left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than NOWAK TEAM.