Friendly League

Łazienkowska 3
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcin Zworski got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th match minute, Legia Warszawa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartlomiej Buczko to maneuver through the defense. Emalia Olkusz's Sunday Niedziela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Lemiesz in the 12th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucian Mihăilă got free with Sunday Niedziela in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute Marcin Zworski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenon Pleban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match Emalia Olkusz got a corner. Legia Warszawa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olaf Rawa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Emalia Olkusz's Hemminki Koivula to fire away a dangerous shot which Zenon Pleban despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Emalia Olkusz's Sunday Niedziela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Lindberg in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Tomiczek in the 28th minute of play forced Emalia Olkusz's goalkeeper Sunday Niedziela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zenon Pleban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Grøtterud, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Legia Warszawa's Witomir Blicharz got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute Emalia Olkusz were awarded a corner. Olaf Rawa went to the cornerflag to take it. Zenon Pleban didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olaf Rawa went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The Legia Warszawa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Emalia Olkusz were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leszek Podwojski was the one to do the kick off. Lucian Mihăilă hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa's goalkeeper Zenon Pleban had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Grøtterud. Zenon Pleban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olaf Rawa in the 59th minute of play. The supporters of Legia Warszawa booed when Emalia Olkusz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gareth Kwiatkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute of the match Qiu Yang sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sunday Niedziela skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Martin Grøtterud managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emalia Olkusz's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Grøtterud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zenon Pleban breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Legia Warszawa's Zenon Pleban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olaf Rawa in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Zworski in the 69th minute of play forced Legia Warszawa's goalkeeper Zenon Pleban to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emalia Olkusz were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Legia Warszawa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Olaf Rawa took the corner. The corner led Emalia Olkusz's Olaf Rawa to fire away a dangerous shot which Zenon Pleban despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Legia Warszawa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Olaf Rawa was slow to take the kick. During this time Emalia Olkusz's players had a chance to rest. Zenon Pleban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Grøtterud, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Emalia Olkusz's goal looked a bit too open when Leszek Podwojski came free, but Sunday Niedziela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartlomiej Buczko in the 77th minute of play forced Emalia Olkusz's goalkeeper Sunday Niedziela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olaf Rawa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Zenon Pleban made a huge save. Zenon Pleban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcin Zworski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leszek Podwojski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa's goalkeeper Zenon Pleban had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Grøtterud. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Grøtterud got free with Zenon Pleban in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emalia Olkusz's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Olaf Rawa in the 92nd minute. Emalia Olkusz's Olaf Rawa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zenon Pleban in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Zenon Pleban was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Olaf Rawa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 93 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Emalia Olkusz had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.