Comarch Cracovia rallied from a 3-1 first-period deficit, using a three-goal second frame to take control before eventually winning 4-5 in overtime. The visitors erased the two-goal margin with three unanswered goals in the middle period, flipping the game in their favor.
TMH Polonia Bytom had seized momentum early, building a 3-1 lead through the opening 20 minutes. Cracovia answered emphatically in the second, scoring three straight to make it 3-4, but the home side forced overtime with a third-period strike, tying the game at 4-4. Cracovia then won it in the extra session, finishing 4-5.
The decisive number was the second-period swing: Cracovia outscored Polonia Bytom 3-0 in that frame, turning a 3-1 deficit into a 3-4 lead. Neither goaltender nor special teams were decisive in the box score, but the middle-frame burst carried the visitors to the overtime victory.