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Coke Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lázaro Veronica got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, GRADIATORS's Mateusz Ziemniak got a free kick in the 5th minute. Lázaro Veronica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 11 minutes of play, GRADIATORS's Stanislaw Falkiewicz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ke Rong Ping was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giants of Bydgoszcz's Ke Rong Ping played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislaw Falkiewicz in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Stanislaw Falkiewicz made a precise shot to the right of Ke Rong Ping. Giants of Bydgoszcz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Patryk Niziolek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ke Rong Ping showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Dombroski in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Stanislaw Falkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ke Rong Ping saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Giants of Bydgoszcz booed when GRADIATORS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Witold Dombroski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ke Rong Ping took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislaw Falkiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Giants of Bydgoszcz getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Mário de Sousa hit a great ball. GRADIATORS's Borys Jucha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save GRADIATORS from getting a goal against them. 33 minutes into the match, GRADIATORS's goalkeeper Borys Jucha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lázaro Veronica. Ke Rong Ping didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mateusz Wisniewski went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateusz Wisniewski in the 39th minute of play forced Giants of Bydgoszcz's goalkeeper Ke Rong Ping to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giants of Bydgoszcz's Ke Rong Ping played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateusz Wisniewski in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Giants of Bydgoszcz's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Falkiewicz came free, but Ke Rong Ping reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislaw Falkiewicz hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The supporters of GRADIATORS booed when Giants of Bydgoszcz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Isaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half GRADIATORS were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Stanislaw Falkiewicz made the kick off in the second half. Lázaro Veronica hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Patryk Niziolek came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ke Rong Ping could save by the left post. After 67 minutes, Mateusz Wisniewski made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Giants of Bydgoszcz's Ke Rong Ping tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Giants of Bydgoszcz getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Lázaro Veronica hit a great ball. Mateusz Wisniewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Ke Rong Ping tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patryk Niziolek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Borys Jucha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lázaro Veronica's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Lázaro Veronica got in the 87th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Borys Jucha handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When Klement Witwicki fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GRADIATORS's protests and gave Klement Witwicki a yellow card for diving instead. Klement Witwicki hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Lázaro Veronica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. GRADIATORS walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.