****SATURDAY VASE COUNTY CUP FINAL**** LEICESTER POLSKA avenged the runners-up defeat in this final last season by going one better and beating St Patricks 2-1 in a historic night for the club. Starting brightly, Polska looked up to make amends for last year, and for some players - playing in their 3rd final in 4 years - the thought of another loss was just too much to bear thinking about - so the players gave everything on a very wet night. The game was fairly cagey in the early stages, although Polska's best chance in a first 45 of few goal bound efforts was when Dobrzynski flashed a header just wide. At half time the scores were 0-0. The game into life in the second 45, and on 51 minutes, after an almighty goalmouth scramble, St Pats took the lead on a rare occasion that Polska failed to clear their lines. Yet Polska also went behind in the quarter and semi finals, and were unmoved by conceding. Just 4 minutes later, a thunderous Marek Dziopa free kick was helped onto the bar by the St Pats keeper, and the resulting rebound was fired home by Lutowicz on 55 minutes whose crisp shot found the back of the net. It was the goal Polska had been looking for, and they slowly began to turn the screw with the pace and width of Sieczka and Lutowicz causing problems. But in truth every single Polska player was giving everything, and on 81 minutes a dream pass from Osipinski to the left hand side saw Max fire in a first time shot in what was a terrific finish. It sent the Polska bench into raptures and although there were a few nervy moments, the lads held on for a famous win. 51' Polska 0 SP 1 53' Krogulec replaces Wysoczanski 55' Polska 1 SP 1 (Lutowicz following up a Marek free kick) 60' Szczypczyk replaces Dobrzynski 81' Polska 2 SP 1 (Sieczka from an Osipinski pass) 89' Wieczorek replaces Kucznier Maciek, Jarek, Max, Marek, Sav and Marcin were winning their first final at the 3rd attempt Manager Mark Whait was winning his second final in 4 attempts - 14 years after the first one Max was scoring his 17th Polska goal in just 47 games Michal was scoring his 8th Polska goal in just 20 games Polska have now won 12 of their last 13 County Cup games Max was scoring in his second successive cup final appearance |