warszawa 7 - 0 Tuptusiaki (387478720)

Clouds darkened the skies at Daro arena as 21082 spectators turned up for the match. Wisis Fiorese was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Emil Schmette and Jason Stanwood. warszawa had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Messager - Vereş, Barras, Viegas - Patrice, Schröder, Kotlarski, van der Gun, Jung - Przysucha, Chiu.

Tuptusiaki started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Kumięga - Borowa, Machulski, Zagożdżon, Kikut - Ładosz, Turij, Szułczyński, Żerkowski - Karowski, Skorupa.

warszawa were clearly looking ahead to the next match rather than focusing on the one at hand. After 9 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by warszawa was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. warszawa fans held their breath as D. van der Gun scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! After 16 minutes, warszawa's A. Przysucha found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 2 - 0. 18 minutes in, warszawa's G. Jung received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. There was concern in the stands when, at the 19 minute mark, Tuptusiaki's D. Turij hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. After 26 minutes, M. Chiu put warszawa ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by D. van der Gun. At last, warszawa's M. Chiu was able to backheel the ball in. 4 - 0. With 40 minutes gone, warszawa had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, É. Viegas did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. 4 - 0 was the score after the first half. warszawa had most of the ball, with 86 percent of possession.

warszawa put themselves up 5 - 0 when G. Jung broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. By now, the players in warszawa felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. warszawa's G. Patrice saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 59 minutes. Given a free kick close to the byline, warszawa tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let G. Jung slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 6 - 0, 60 minutes into the game. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of warszawa to 7 - 0 as G. Patrice finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. A. Przysucha had a fantastic opportunity to put warszawa up another goal 69 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Tuptusiaki's D. Turij had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 70 minutes having been played. A. Staszczyk was the replacement. warszawa claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 87 percent.

warszawa's best player was M. Chiu. G. Jung was a disappointment, however. R. Skorupa performed admirably for Tuptusiaki. D. Kumięga turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 7 - 0.