U23 League

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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zachary Puchlik started the match with the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ defense, Witold Trynda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mieszko Majusiak. The KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mieszko Majusiak should have stopped the shot. In the 13th match minute, KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachary Puchlik to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stasio Skoroda got free with Eugeniusz Polkoski in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ booed when Działki Leśne Gdynia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Kornatowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stasio Skoroda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eugeniusz Polkoski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marian Dembowski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 33 minute of play. Stasio Skoroda's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eugeniusz Polkoski firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mieszko Majusiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Rutkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Walery Rudy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Witold Trynda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mieszko Majusiak. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Witold Trynda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

51 minutes into the match, KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Marian Dembowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eugeniusz Polkoski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Czeslaw Piechocki in the 52nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Czeslaw Piechocki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eugeniusz Polkoski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Maciej Betonowy came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Działki Leśne Gdynia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Maciej Betonowy couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Walery Rudy kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mieszko Majusiak. That made the score 3-3 in the 74 minute of play. Działki Leśne Gdynia's Eugeniusz Polkoski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stasio Skoroda in the 79th minute of play. In the 84th match minute, KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wlodzimierz Kendra to maneuver through the defense. Dariusz Modrzewski's late challenge caught a KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dariusz Modrzewski helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Działki Leśne Gdynia booed when KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stasio Skoroda didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Działki Leśne Gdynia's goalkeeper Eugeniusz Polkoski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.