On Sunday (31 May), Zbigniew Mandziejewcz officially ended his football career. Famous players and coaches came to Bolesławiec. The farewell event began at 2:00 p.m. Zbigniew Mandziejewicz heard many warm words. Among those offering thanks and best wishes were footballers—friends with whom he had played at stadiums for many years.
Representatives of the boards of BKS Bobrzanie and Legia Champions, as well as many other people whom the footballer met on his sporting journey, also offered their best wishes. Zbigniew Mandziejewicz did not choose Bolesławiec by chance to say goodbye to his career. As he says himself: “My football career began here, and here I want to end it.”
The main event on Sunday was the match between Legia Champions and Zbyszek Mandziejewicz's Friends . Bolesławiec supporters could watch football and coaching legends in action. The match ended 4:3 in Legia's favour. Goals for Legia were scored by: Jerzy Podbrożny x2, Jacek Kacprzak and Jacek Cyzio. For Zbigniew Mandziejewicz's Friends, the scorers were: Andrzej Rudy, Włodzimierz Ciołek and Sławomir Twardygrosz (a penalty).
The Legia Champions team featured: Zygmunt Kalinowski, Jacek Zieliński, Grzegorz Lewandowski, Zbigniew Mandziejewicz, Leszek Pisz, Jerzy Podbrożny, Jacek Cyzio, Jacek Kacprzak, Juliusz Kruszankin, Maciej Śliwowski, Grzegorz Chaniewicz, Coskun Ismail—friend and sponsor, and Romuald Mączka—friend and sponsor. Meanwhile, the Zbigniew Mandziejewicz's Friends team had a much longer substitutes' bench. The following players appeared on the pitch: Stefan Machaj, Andrzej Rudy, Ryszard Tarasiewicz, Waldemar Prusik, Mirosław Okoński, Paweł Król, Włodzimierz Ciołek, Jan Domarski, Sławomir Twardygrosz, Janusz Góra, Zbigniew Szewczyk, Max Krej, Eugeniusz Skrzypczyński, Zbigniew Laska, Stanisław Zapiór, Mirosław Szapiel, Zbigniew Mizerski, Zbigniew Błaszczak, Marek Tor, Dariusz Mucha, Kazimierz Fulczyński, Władysław Wężyk, Jan Burdukiewicz, Bronisław Jakiel, Aleksander Choroszko, Andrzej Talar, Wiesław Słobodzian, Piotr Hodowany, Grzegorz Górski, Bogdan Jodłowiec, Tomasz Szukalski, Tomasz Wilczyński and Bogdan Jóźwiak.
After the match, the supporters received commemorative footballs from the players. Football shirts, balls and posters with autographs were also auctioned. The money raised will be allocated to the sporting development of children and young people. The event was organised by MOSiR.
(MZ information)