Kalisza 6 - 1 Żaro (371949667)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 27701 at Duma Kalisza Arena today. Gian Luca Bartolini was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Luis Suárez and Rolf Hansen. Kalisza tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Elgert - Miekęcki, Geantă, Pecriaux - Gil, Velázquez Ibero, Giubergia, Lachira, Kivijärvi - Lantink, Ben-Yossef.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Żaro. They fielded: Schober - Artzubieta, Viljat, Gottwald - Weißenhorn, Berger, Sargan, Bandosz, Kamrowski - Gniewek, Michalczuk.

Żaro mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Kalisza took the lead 2 minutes in, as R. Lantink broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. 5 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as G. Miekęcki broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Kalisza. The referee showed Żaro's A. Viljat the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The player down was G. Miekęcki. The Kalisza bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. Kalisza managed to extend their lead to 3 - 0 when A. Ben-Yossef cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. After 24 minutes Kalisza's M. Pecriaux limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Kalisza increased the lead as E. Giubergia struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Confident in their lead, Kalisza's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 4 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Kalisza, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

After 46 minutes, Żaro switched Z. Kamrowski with J. Pohůnek, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. E. Giubergia had a fantastic opportunity to put Kalisza up another goal 54 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Kalisza's G. Geantă increasing the lead to 5 - 0. Kalisza put themselves up 6 - 0 when A. Ben-Yossef broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. One of many good crosses from Y. Weißenhorn on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by M. Gniewek, who scored for Żaro. 6 - 1 Kalisza had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

E. Giubergia performed admirably for Kalisza. On the other hand, Á. Lachira's play was disheartening. Żaro's best player was A. Michalczuk. However, A. Artzubieta made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 1.