FKNK 0 - 0 Šišarice (382634733)

It had rained all day, but 8503 hardy fans still made it out to Krusevac Arena. Octávio Fernandes was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Arek Delimata and Ionut Prodan. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for FKNK. Starters: Pérez - Gvozdenović, Dubošlić, Deković, Bektić - Karaca, Champy, Avdija, Ešrefić - Pacek, Tan.

Šišarice started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Mechkov - Kalter, Koukku, Mabe, Przetacki, Millet - Velicia, Brites, Petri - Massaux, Minder.

It was obvious that FKNK were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. Šišarice seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Šišarice had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. N. Massaux did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. It was obvious that team Šišarice had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. 16 minutes into the game, N. Massaux almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Šišarice, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

S. Velicia was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. Šišarice were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. 60 minutes into the game, Šišarice wanted to bring some new energy to their game. K. Kalter gave R. Sancerre a quick hug as he left the field. At this time in the match, FKNK were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Šišarice's A. Brites had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 83 minutes having been played. V. Koch was the replacement. T. Koukku of Šišarice was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. When B. Mabe was badly injured by a couple of strong tackles after 87 minutes, Šišarice fans were unhappy to discover that it was not possible to make a substitution. Šišarice had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

The most dominating FKNK player was without a doubt A. Tan. On the other hand, N. Avdija's play was disheartening. P. Petri performed admirably for Šišarice. R. Sancerre was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 0.