Arena Skarpa Ełk
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644,
Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gaston Etxepare kicked off to start the match. Teobald Wolnik charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teobald Wolnik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Teobald Wolnik hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Jedrzej Grucza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Lalla in the 8th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benedicto Lalla in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jedrzej Grucza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 13 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Quiroga came free, but Jedrzej Grucza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of San Martin de Tucuman booed when Skarpa Ełk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wladyslaw Korytkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jedrzej Grucza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Gizon in the 19th minute of play. Mauricio Atarratze made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Marian Pawlak sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute Waldemar Puszynski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Atarratze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, San Martin de Tucuman's goalkeeper Mauricio Atarratze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marian Pawlak. 1-0 became the score in the 26th minute when Marian Pawlak elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 30th minute Waldemar Puszynski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Atarratze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jedrzej Grucza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Quiroga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jedrzej Grucza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benedicto Lalla went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Mieszko Mazierski's late challenge caught a San Martin de Tucuman's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mieszko Mazierski helped the player get up and apologised. After 34 played minutes Skarpa Ełk got a freekick which was hit by Mieszko Mazierski. Waldemar Puszynski kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After 39 minutes, Damian Quiroga made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Etxepare came free, but Jedrzej Grucza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waldemar Puszynski charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Waldemar Puszynski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Waldemar Puszynski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute Gaston Etxepare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Grucza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Skarpa Ełk players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. San Martin de Tucuman were winning 1-2.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wladyslaw Korytkowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jedrzej Grucza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Etxepare in the 52nd minute of the match. When Wladyslaw Korytkowski fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Skarpa Ełk's protests and gave Wladyslaw Korytkowski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Skarpa Ełk getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Wladyslaw Korytkowski hit a great ball. Jedrzej Grucza made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Gaston Etxepare sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Damian Quiroga kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jedrzej Grucza. That made the score 1-3 in the 57 minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Damian Quiroga could shoot a difficult shot in the 60th minute, which Jedrzej Grucza however easily saved by the left post. Jedrzej Grucza was a little too slow when Gaston Etxepare got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 1-4. Mauricio Atarratze didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Waldemar Puszynski went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. San Martin de Tucuman's Luisito Seme suffered a concussion in the 69th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Mieszko Mazierski was shown his second yellow card after 69 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Skarpa Ełk's Mieszko Mazierski got a free kick in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Skarpa Ełk's Wladyslaw Korytkowski got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Jedrzej Grucza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Gizon, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignacy Sitko during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ignacy Sitko hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Damian Quiroga was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 79th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of San Martin de Tucuman booed when Skarpa Ełk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignacy Sitko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gaston Etxepare succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-6 in the 89th playminute. In the 92nd minute Gaston Etxepare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Grucza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute Benedicto Lalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Grucza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Etxepare came free, but Jedrzej Grucza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. San Martin de Tucuman's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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