11259 spectators arrived at
gorka Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football.
Turo Riihiranta was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Viktor Beloborodov and
Rustam Alyautdinov.
gorka had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation.
Starters: Motkowski - Wrzydlak, Żurański, Gałka, Gajda - Bałda, Semczyszyn, Jakimowicz, Miazgowski - Drewek, Kwiatosiński.
Polonia decided to use a 4-4-2 set up.
Lineup: Gumuliński - Kanownik, Kotowski, Uziębło, Domżoł - Jordanek, Łazarski, Hejzner, Turek - Florczyk, Koneczna.
The terraces were silenced after 21 minutes when Polonia's
A. Domżoł put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right.
gorka's
A. Kwiatosiński put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 1 - 1 with 34 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock.
With 39 minutes played,
G. Gajda of gorka fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving.
gorka's
J. Bałda left the field after 40 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was
R. Brudziński.
41 minutes into the game,
J. Kotowski had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide.
After 42 minutes, Polonia sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached
K. Uziębło, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 1 - 2.
Halftime score was 1 - 2.
Polonia had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.
A. Kwiatosiński was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for gorka with a strike from the left, but
P. Gumuliński managed to ward the shot off for a corner.
gorka's
L. Miazgowski was shown a yellow card after 50 minutes for slicing down an opponent.
The crowd was on its feet 52 minutes into the match, as gorka's
L. Miazgowski found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 2 - 2 equaliser.
70 minutes into the match, gorka's
S. Drewek demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to
A. Kwiatosiński who chipped it in for 3 - 2.
S. Drewek could have put gorka up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 75 minutes.
S. Drewek of gorka received a yellow card after 76 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
gorka put in a good effort on the right, but
S. Drewek saw his volley fly wide of the mark 79 minutes into the game.
Polonia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.
W. Jakimowicz performed admirably for gorka.
On the other hand,
F. Gałka's play was disheartening.
Polonia's top performer was clearly
S. Koneczna.
P. Gumuliński on the other hand, had a terrible day.
The match ends 3 - 2.