Tramwaj II 3-4 Dragoons: TWO ON THE TROT!

Krakow Dragoons FC players posing for a pre-match photo
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Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:30 Klasa A — Week 4
LKS Gwiazda Brzegi

Recap

TWO ON THE TROT!

The Dragoons made it two wins in 48 hours with a thrilling 4-3 away victory over Tramwaj II on Tuesday night. Despite going down to ten men, the Expats showed tremendous grit, spirit, and togetherness to claim a fully deserved three points.

After Sunday’s 1-0 win over Podgórze, Gonçalo Ferreira had to rotate his side once again. Marcin Obyrtacz kept his place in goal after his clean sheet heroics, while Roman Bilovol moved inside to partner the returning Simon Calabrese in central defence. Jan Krzyżanowski came into the team at right back, with Szymon Urzędowski continuing on the left. An injury last time out for Kuba Drobny means that the centre-back will miss the final three games before the winter break.

In midfield, Omar Atzori and Enrico Forabosco kept their spots, joined by Bernabé Ureba García for his first start of the season.

Further forward, Obed Sánchez started in an attacking role, flanked by Martin Voženílek on the right and Manuel Rangel on the left, with both Flavio Nkola and Vałdzis Fuhaš unavailable.

Kick Off

The hosts started brighter and looked to take the game to the Expats, as Ferreira’s side sat deep in their own half. Despite Tramwaj seeing more of the ball, they failed to truly trouble the Dragoons backline until…

Opening Goal

A short-corner routine proved to be the undoing of the Dragoons, who fell behind in the 11th minute. Slow reactions saw a deflected cross force Obyrtacz to backpedal and keep it from crossing the line. However, he could only push it into the six-yard box, where Trevor Motsi reacted quickest to smash home for 1–0.

Following the goal, the Expats began to show shoots of life in attempt to hit back. Unfortunately, the visitors struggled to find their passing rhythm, with promising moves breaking down due to a lack of a final pass.

Tramwaj spurned a glorious chance to double their lead in the 19th minute. A cross from the right-wing found a Tramwaj man in the box and a downward header saw Obyrtacz into a quick-reaction stop. The Dragoons failed to clear their lines, and a follow-up strike was blocked by Krzyżanowski before Calabrese hoofed clear.

Moments later, another deep cross found an opponents’ head unmarked, but the weak attempt at goal looped harmlessly out of play.

The Dragoons grew into the game and should have levelled in the 25th minute. A lovely move down the left saw Urzędowski combine with Voženílek, whose first-time cross landed perfectly at Rangel’s feet. The Colombian had only the keeper to beat from six yards but somehow fired over! A glaring miss!

Dragoons Level

Thankfully, the equaliser arrived just three minutes later. Rangel linked well with Krzyżanowski and played a clever pass into Sánchez. The Colombian forward dropped a shoulder to create space beyond a defender, and buried the ball beyond the onrushing keeper. A superb goal and a 7th of the season for the Colombian.

As the half wore on, the game became scrappy with several fouls breaking up play. However, in the 40th minute, Rangel found Forabosco in space just inside the box. The Italian magician worked it onto his wand of a left foot, but his shot deflected behind for a corner. From the delivery, Sánchez rose highest but his glancing header flew wide.

Just before the whistle, the game took on an end to end feel as both sides had chances. Tramwaj had the first opportunity, hitting an effort from the edge of the box over the bar, whilst Manual Rangel cut in from the left and struck a shot that lacked any power to trouble the keeper.

The sides went into half-time level after an evenly fought first 45 minutes.

Half Time

Tramwaj came out firing, forcing Obyrtacz to punch clear an early free-kick. Moments later, the hosts nearly retook the lead when Calabrese’s attempted clearance glanced off his own head and was brilliantly tipped onto the bar by Obyrtacz.

Under a minute later, Calabrese was charging into midfield, releasing a pinpoint diagonal pass to Forabosco on the right hand side. The Dragoons skipper cut inside, but his effort was tame and floated harmlessly wide of the goal.

Dragoons Ahead!

Ten minutes into the half, the Expats scored a second goal to take the lead. A long-throw from Krzyżanowski saw the ball headed to the edge of the box. Omar Atzori battled well to enable the Expats to keep possession, with Voženílek showing excellent footwork to get past a defender and poke the ball through to Sánchez. The Colombian showed a great piece of skill to work the ball onto his left foot and produced a quite excellent finish to put the ball into bottom corner. A really good goal of the highest quality from the Dragoons.

A Moment of Panache

On the hour mark, the Expats added a simply brilliant third goal. Sánchez showed classic centre-forward hold up play on the by-line and flicked a pass up the line to Voženílek. The Czech combined with Forabosco, who deftly lifted it over the defence to release Voženílek towards goal. The winger played a first-time volleyed pass to find Rangel in space, and the Colombian produced a moment of pure class, delicately dinking the ball over the keeper to score his first goal for the club. 3–1 Dragoons, and what a goal!

Moment’s after the goal, Jan Krzyżanowski was withdrawn after an excellent shift at right-back. Jan Kołodziejski entered the game as his replacement with the Expats in the ascendency.

Kołodziejski found himself almost instantly involved in the 67th minute. A cross from the right found Rangel unmarked inside the box. The Colombian looked to pass the ball into the bottom corner only for an outstretched leg to deny a fourth goal!

Crossbar Struck!

Straight down the other end Tramwaj came forward on a quick counter-attack. A low cross found an opponent on the edge of the box, who curled an effort at goal. However, the Expats breathed a sigh of relief as the shot smacked the top of the bar and went out of play.

Further changes saw the Dragoons freshen things up as Enrico Forabosco departed for Alonso Villa-Garcia. Two-goal hero Obed Sánchez also made way with Yuri Samyonov entering for the last fifteen minutes.

Red Card?!?!?

Then came the chaos. In the 78th minute, Simon Calabrese was harshly shown a second yellow. The Italian simply looked to shield the ball out of play, kicking it against an attacker and once it was out, passing to Obyrtacz five yards away, yet the referee somehow saw red… Literally. The Italian marched off the pitch for an early bath with the Dragoons in bewilderment.

From that point on, the official waved yellow cards like sweets at Halloween. Every fifty-fifty went against the Dragoons, while similar Tramwaj fouls went unpunished.

Still, the ten men dug in and continued to battle as Michael Syska-Lamb replaced Voženílek, and Giacomo Simonetti came on for Rangel as the Expats looked to see the game out.

We Only Need 10 Men

Roman Bilovol floated a free-kick into the box, where Simonetti almost made an immediate impact, rising highest to nod the ball inside the box. Somehow, the Expats retained possession and Villa-García sent a cross that found Samyonov at the back post. The Israeli sent a powerful guided header into the ground, that went past the keeper and nestled into the net as the Expats increased their lead to 1-4! Great resilience from the ten men Dragoons.

Tramwaj Hit Back

Barely a minute later, Tramwaj pulled one back to make things interesting. A long throw caused chaos in side the box, Obyrtacz made a stunning point-blank save, but the rebound was tucked home from close range. 2-4 and the goals would not stop there!!

Late Drama

Moments later, another attack led to a controversial penalty. Syska-Lamb was adjudged to have fouled his man, and the opponent hit the deck like he’d been sniped on COD, only to make a miraculous recovery once the spot-kick was given. Obyrtacz guessed the right way but couldn’t quite keep the penalty out as the hosts found ascendancy at the death. 3-4, and still the referee played on deep into stoppage time.

In the dying seconds, Kołodziejski linked well with Samyonov on a counter and chose to shoot rather than run down the clock. His effort was saved at the second attempt, but it mattered little.

After another three chaotic minutes and the final whistle sounded, but the referee found time for one last act in sending off Head Coach Gonçalo Ferreira for trying to shake his hand!

It was a hard-fought, character-filled performance that showed the resilience and unity within the group. From front to back, every player played their part in securing back-to-back victories. The Expats are on the rise after two big wins in 48 hours, six vital points, and confidence restored.

Next Match

The Dragoons face a tough test next weekend as they face 5th-placed Iskra Krzęcin at home. The teams have met three times before, once in the Puchar Polski, twice in the league.

A brace each from Flavio Nkola and Adrian Paliś sealed a 4–2 cup win, while both league meetings ended in hard-fought draws. Last time out, goals from Josh Dawson and a late equaliser by Rohit Chandran earned a valuable point.

Now, with momentum and belief restored, the Dragoons will look to make it three wins on the spin!

Posted on Text: Dave Burch Visual Editing: Daniel Silva
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Lineup
99Marcin Obyrtacz (pol)
3Obed Sánchez (col) 9 29', 50'
71'
5Simon Calabrese (ita) 45', 75'
75'
8Enrico Forabosco (fin/ita) 18 6'
14Roman Bilovol (arg)
23Bernabé Ureba García (esp)
26Jan Krzyżanowski (pol) 77 26'
30Martin Voženílek (cze) 34
33Omar Atzori (ita)
81Manuel Rangel (col) 2 57'
97Szymon Urzędowski (pol)
1Gabriel Muñoz (chi)
2Giacomo Simonetti (ita) 81
9Yuri Samyonov (isr) 3 83'
78'
18Alonso Villa-Garcia (per) 8
34Michael Syska-Lamb (sco) 30
73Alejandro Pascual (esp)
77Jan Kołodziejski (pol) 26 79'

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