The celebration of futsal happened on 20-23 February 2020 in Poznań - Futsal Polish Academic Championship Finals for Men and Women took place. Both Male and Female University of Gdańsk Teams played spectacularly during the competition, bringing home the medals.
The female team, coached by Tomasz Aftański, finished third in general classification and second in university classification. This excellent result is a repeat of two years before when AZS UG also won two medals, bronze (general classification) and silver (university classification).
Our team started the competition in Greater Poland with the draw against UMCS Lublin (1:1), then won the two following games at the group stage, against UEK Kraków (3:1) and SGGW Warszawa (1:0). Advancing to the competition’s Final Four required beating the home team, UAM Poznań and our team accomplished that .
After defeating UAM Poznań (3:1) the advancement to the Final Four became a reality. In the Sunday semifinal game our team ended the regulation time with a tie score against the favorites, PWSZ Wałbrzych (1:1), but lost in the penalty shootout. AZS UG faced UWM Olsztyn in the third place match. The bronze medal in general classification and silver medal in university classification were at stake. Both teams were scoreless at the end of regulation play, but fortunately this time our team won the penalty shootout. It is a major success and great joy of AZS UG Futsal Ladies in Poznań!
AZS UG Futsal Ladies team roster:
Weronika Wieżynis (GK), Malwina Ciesielska (GK). Izabela Pawłowska, Wiktoria Słowy, Natalia Świętoniowska, Lidia Sowińska, Sandra Gonciarz, Dagmara Kozłowska, Julia Dziewanowska, Patrycja Salwa, Kornelia Okoniewska, Weronika Dziadura, Weronika Sikorska, Wiktoria Dziurdź
Coach: Tomasz Aftański
Assistant Coaches: Natasza Urbanowicz, Iwona Wudarczyk
Team Manager: Michalina Gołąbek
Physiotherapist: Szymon Cielecki
AZS UG Male Team also won silver medal in university classification and finished fifth in general classification.
Our team started the competition in Poznań with two compelling wins, against Politechnika Świętokrzyska Kielce (4:0) and WSG Bydgoszcz (5:1). Then we lost the third game against UJ Kraków but still secured the first place after the group stage. At the second stage of the competition AZS UG lost the competitive game to UEK Kraków (3:5). The fight for 5th place and university classification medal was what was left to play for. Our team stepped up to the challenge, won their final two games to achieve that, beating Uniwersytet Warszawski (4:1) and WSG Bydgoszcz (3:2) respectively.
AZS UG Futsal Male Team roster :
Jakub Grzywacz (GK), Jakub Giełdon (GK), Kacper Sasiak (GK) Michał Horbacz, Piotr Wardowski, Jakub Domżalski, Wojciech Pawicki, Mikołaj Kreft, Maciej Martynowski, Karol Kaczmarek, Szymon Kuzio, Michał Dąbrowski, Igor Wójcik, Błażej Drabarek.
Coaches: Mariusz Kinda and Wojciech Pawicki.
Author: Piotr Walczak
Photos: AMP sources
Translation: Adam Myzyk
