Date: 20 March 2022 / League: Polish sixth tier Final Score: 1-2 / Attendance: approx. 350 In A Nutshell One of my favourite ruined grounds gets a smoky makeover thanks to a devoted band of local pyromaniacs… Getting There…
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Date: 12 March 2022/ League: Polish top flight. Final Score: 1-1 / Attendance: 7,134. In A Nutshell A fiery evening clash contested with an Amsterdam twist! Background Geographically you can’t really get further apart in Poland than these two…
Date: 26 November 2021 / League: Polish third tier Final Score: 0-0 / Attendance: 7,089 In A Nutshell An old school night in an old school stadium. Presenting the definitive lower league Polish experience, this match had it all:…
Date: 11 November 2021 / League: Polish 6th tier Final Score: 3-3 / Attendance: 200? In A Nutshell A gentle derby played to a Bladerunner backdrop… Background November 11th means one thing in Poland: Independence Day. And what better…
Date: 11 November 2021 / League: Polish sixth tier Final Score: 0-1 / Attendance: no idea. At a guess, maybe 100. Preamble Jackpot! A ground in ruin provides conclusive proof that no-one in the world builds better away ends…
Date: 2 November 2021 / League: Polish Cup (Last 32)Final Score: 0-5 / Attendance: 1,000 Preamble A local derby to decide a place in the Cup Quarter Final: one side, reinvented as the PSG of Poland’s lower leagues, and…
Date: 30 October 2021 / League: Polish 2nd tier Final Score: 0-0 / Attendance: 1,894 In A Nutshell Looking more like a fortified council estate with a pitch at its centre, this brutalist ground surely rates among Poland’s finest…
Date: 26 September 2021 / League: Polish 6th tier Final Score: / Attendance: 250? That’s a guess, not official In A Nutshell Beautiful madness inside a magical, enchanting chalet of a stadium – the kind of match you never…
Date: 12 September 2021 / League: Polish 8th tier (I think!) Final Score: 5-1 / Attendance: 100 (approx.) In A Nutshell Sunny Sunday afternoon football played in the shadow of a historic monastery a stone’s throw from Krakow’s Wawel…
Date: 19 September 2021/ League: Polish second tier Final Score: 1-1 / Attendance: 4,817. Preamble Flying high, both teams entered this match with much to play for – but it wasn’t the football that provided the talking points, rather…