Sęp - Zryw Sobolew: we recover from a two-goal deficit, take the lead, and then lose a goal in the final play of the match, ending in a 3:3 draw

Marcin Sągol

Today's derby of the Garwolin county, in which Sęp Żelechów hosted the Zryw Sobolew team on their own turf, did not disappoint. There were many goals, twists of action, and emotions. In the added time, Sęp led 3:2 only to concede a goal in the final play of the match and ultimately only draw 3:3.

Before Sunday's derby match, one could have expectations that the Sęp team would present themselves much better than they did in the autumn, when both teams faced each other in Sobolew. Unfortunately, the first half was very weak from the Żelechów side, and apart from one dangerous shot from Bartek Wdowiak from a distance, the goal guarded by Emil Mirowski was not threatened. Sęp tried to play a combination game and maintain ball possession, but many inaccuracies and losses meant that the guests were the side that created better scoring opportunities in this part of the match. Already in the 17th minute, Przemysław Komar intercepted the ball in the middle of the pitch, ran down the right wing into Sęp's penalty area, and passed the ball to the oncoming Szymon Szymański. After a moment, Szymański hit from 7 meters, placed it in the net, and gave Zryw a 1:0 lead. In the last minute of the first half, Sobolew's team took advantage of another Sęp's loss in the middle of the pitch while attempting to launch a counterattack. The ball was played high to the advanced Marek Górski, who controlled it, passed it to Komar, and he, with a straight pass behind the defence line, "laid it out" for Grzegorz Kazimierak. Kazimierak received the ball, led it to the 16-meter line, and with a precise shot from distance, directed it to Patryk Seroczyński's goal. Sęp went down to the dressing room losing 0:2.

Sunday, 28 May 2023, 15:00
Sęp Żelechów
3:3
(0:2)
:
:
Zryw Sobolew
Gałkowski Jakub (k) 48'
Kowalczyk Dawid 60'
Kowalski Szymon 90'+4
goals
17' Szymański Szymon
45' Kazimierak Grzegorz
90'+5 Kulik Damian
27th round, District League

There was little indication that the image of the game would change in the second part of the match. Fortunately, coach Gugała's proteges managed to score a contact goal quickly. Just 2 minutes after the game was resumed, after Jakub Cieśla touched the ball with his hand while trying to clear it in his own penalty area, the referee Daniel Miler whistled a penalty kick. Kuba Gałkowski took the "eleven" and scored a confident goal to make it 1:2. From that moment on, Sęp began to accelerate their game, attack more dangerously, and dominate on the pitch. After a few minutes, Michał Licbarski missed a great chance to score. As it soon turned out, two young players who appeared on the pitch after the break were to play a key role in the next goals for Sęp. In the 60th minute, Damian Grzyb passed the ball to Szymon Kowalski who was running down the left side into the guests' "sixteen", and he crossed it along the goal. Mirowski managed to parry the ball, but Dawid Kowalczyk, who was coming from the other side, shot accurately just next to the right post and it was already 2:2 (it's worth adding that Dawid recently debuted in the senior team, and in the clash with Zryw, he scored his first goal at this level of competition).

The equalization of the result added even more vigor to the Żelechów team and they attacked more decisively. Łukasz Gendek and Adrian Korgul tried shots but they were not accurate enough. Szymon Kowalski also missed a great opportunity, shooting over from six meters. However, Kowalski redeemed himself in the fourth minute of added time, making use of a pass from Damian Grzyb and scoring a goal also from six meters. Sęp led 3:2 and there was only one minute left from the five added by referee Miler. It seemed that 3 points would stay in Żelechów. Meanwhile, shortly after the game resumed, Sobolew's team was awarded a free kick around the middle of the field. Marcin Cieśla crossed the ball into Sęp's penalty area, it passed the first group of players and reached Damian Kulik, who was running towards the far post, and he shot accurately from a tight angle and equalized to 3:3, after which the match was ended.

Sęp: Seroczyński P., Grzyb D., Szewczak S., Wdowiak B., Korgul A., Słyk Sz. (78' Wdowiak S.), Licbarski M., Gendek Ł. (46' Kowalczyk D.), Kot A. (62' Kowalski Sz.), Gałkowski J.

Zryw: Mirowski E., Białecki P., Cieśla J. (85' Cieśla M.), Figielski J., Górski M., Kazimierak G., Kazimierak M. (70' Włodarczyk J.), Komar P., Kulik D., Michalec M. (87' Kosmala K.), Mirowski E., Szymański Sz.