Łamagi 2 - 0 Smerfiatka (371860934)

The crowd of 25295 turning up at Łamagi F.C. Arena today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Martin Jenčurák was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christophe Mora and Paul Peters. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Łamagi. Starters: Milkov - Soracipá, Urbano, Ljucović - Cordero, Bernclau, Marciniak, Mertlík, Chivu - Fritsche, Waeterschoot.

Smerfiatka tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Bajsarowicz - Lecarpentier, Zenha, Jäynäs - Paletskiy, Derveaux, Gerrijts, Rusev - Cunha, Moreno Ruiz, Pupiec.

Smerfiatka saw most attack opportunities on the wings. J. Ljucović gave Łamagi the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 Smerfiatka's B. Cunha was shown a yellow card after 20 minutes for slicing down an opponent. K. Fritsche of Łamagi had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. M. Bałut came in to finish the match. Coming from the right, J. Mertlík almost managed to score another goal for Łamagi, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. After 27 minutes, Łamagi's R. Chivu fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! 36 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as J. Ljucović broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Łamagi. Łamagi's J. Mertlík got himself booked for a foul. In a fantastic display of determination, Smerfiatka's S. Lecarpentier forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. Thighs bulging, F. Marciniak charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. After 42 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by B. Waeterschoot might have resulted in another goal for Łamagi. However, J. Bajsarowicz made a spectacular save. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Łamagi enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

83 minutes into the game, B. Waeterschoot had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came D. Armijos. Łamagi's A. Cordero swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. F. Urbano did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Łamagi, with 65 percent of the ball.

J. Mertlík performed admirably for Łamagi. D. Armijos turned in a dismal performance, however. Smerfiatka's best player was O. Moreno Ruiz. On the other hand, K. Jäynäs's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.