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Tovia Qlepisko
Spectators: 8070 (Terracing: 6054, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dariusz Rudy got the match started through his kick off. Black Express's Hugon Drab proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Black Express from getting a goal against them. Bogumil Spychalski hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 5 minutes of play, 1909 Tarnovia's Prosper Vandamme made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugon Drab was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Prosper Vandamme kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hugon Drab. That made the score 2-0 in the 8 minute of play. Stefan Faron charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefan Faron the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stefan Faron kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. A collision led to 1909 Tarnovia getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ulryk Podolski hit a great ball. When Black Express's Dariusz Rudy in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 1909 Tarnovia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th minute Jerzy Grocholski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugon Drab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the 1909 Tarnovia defense, Dariusz Rudy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Victor Curea. The 1909 Tarnovia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Victor Curea should have stopped the shot. In the 24th minute Dariusz Rudy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Curea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1909 Tarnovia were furious when Zenon Hetman was red carded, 27 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 26 minutes into the game, one of 1909 Tarnovia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Prosper Vandammes short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Hugon Drab to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 1909 Tarnovia's Victor Curea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Rudy in the 32nd minute of play. Hugon Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prosper Vandamme in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, 1909 Tarnovia's goal looked a bit too open when Dariusz Rudy came free, but Victor Curea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Prosper Vandamme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugon Drab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Curea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcin Furgat in the 44th minute of play. Dariusz Rudy scored 2-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victor Curea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

50 minutes into the game, one of 1909 Tarnovia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 55th minute Prosper Vandamme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugon Drab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Curea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dariusz Rudy, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 64th minute Prosper Vandamme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugon Drab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1909 Tarnovia's Herbert Wisniewski was substituted for Pawel Skonieczny. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Black Express's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zdzislaw Biraga was slow to take the kick. During this time 1909 Tarnovia's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on 1909 Tarnovia's corner Zdzislaw Biraga fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hugon Drab quite easily take care of the ball. Hugon Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakub Gondela in the 69th minute of play. After 72 minutes of play, 1909 Tarnovia's Jakub Gondela made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugon Drab was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hugon Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerzy Grocholski in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Black Express's goal looked a bit too open when Jakub Gondela came free, but Hugon Drab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Curea was a little too slow when Marcin Furgat got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 3-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Prosper Vandamme in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugon Drab saved Black Express from getting behind. 1909 Tarnovia's Victor Curea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Rudy in the 86th minute of play. 1909 Tarnovia's Alexandru Căliman was substituted for Prosper Vandamme. 1909 Tarnovia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zdzislaw Biraga in the 93rd minute. When 1909 Tarnovia's Jerzy Grocholski in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Black Express's goalie prevented a goal. The Black Express supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Black Express would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.