BARBAROSA 6 - 5 zagłębie (377448965)

The 1769 fans in attendance at IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS were roasting in the hot sun. Wilfried Velle was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Elwin Zurel and Herman Drost. BARBAROSA decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Starters: Koerner - Starović, Rocha Neves, Dassen - Mikkilä, Birkelund, Goldberg, Choroszy - Ferreira, Álvarez, Lembke.

zagłębie tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Kieftenbeld - Agerholm, Soper, Ovesson - Vlk, Guarino, Grassivaro, Siemerink, Poeiras - Perinu, Mäkinen.

BARBAROSA saw most attack opportunities on the wings. The wings were the focus of most of zagłębie's attacks today. After 2 minutes, zagłębie were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. M. Perinu did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. A. Lembke caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 20 minutes. This gave BARBAROSA the 1 - 0 lead. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. A. Lembke squirmed through their central defence after 24 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. The visitors got one back when M. Perinu finished off a pass from the left and scored after 25 minutes. 2 - 1 was the score. Attacking on the wings was the choice for zagłębie, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. The visitors' M. Perinu was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 2 - 2 after 34 minutes. 35 minutes in, zagłębie's S. Siemerink received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A well placed corner kick from J. Mikkilä was followed by A. Álvarez's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for BARBAROSA, the score now 3 - 2. BARBAROSA's M. Birkelund increased the lead to 4 - 2, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 38 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of BARBAROSA lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. M. Mäkinen could've grabbed a goal for zagłębie 40 minutes in when he got a pass from the left putting him free of the home side's defence, but he was unable to take advantage of the situation. It was 4 - 2 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by zagłębie, with 51 percent of the ball.

With 48 minutes played, the excellent ball from the wing by BARBAROSA's S. Choroszy reached A. Álvarez's head, and he is not one to miss such an opportunity - 5 - 2. The home team's fans were upset when, after 52 minutes, the visiting S. Siemerink broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 5 - 3 was the score. With 55 minutes played, the zagłębie coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. K. Czerwik came on, M. Perinu had to leave the fray. zagłębie needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 61 minutes M. Vlk made way for B. Murynowicz. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why R. Rocha Neves found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. After 75 minutes, zagłębie switched L. Poeiras with R. Dārziņš, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. P. Grassivaro dispatched a majestic long shot 79 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. The visitors' right side was dangerous today; B. Murynowicz made the home team's keeper look foolish as he easily reduced the lead to make it 5 - 4 81 minutes into the match. The visitors didn't give in and, after 82 minutes, R. Dārziņš got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 5 - 5. zagłębie's J. Ovesson got himself booked for a foul. The heat made it a terrible day for B. Murynowicz, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. With 85 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 6 - 5 lead as S. Choroszy flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Possession in this half belonged to BARBAROSA, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

BARBAROSA's top performer was clearly A. Álvarez. On the other hand, M. Starović's play was disheartening. zagłębie's best player was M. Mäkinen. However, J. Ovesson made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 5.