OTK 2 - 2 Lumumbowo (387281498)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 54528 at Chuck's Arena today. Marius Dinu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dan Lifell and Jordan Tessitore. OTK decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Ribeiro - Pană, Uncal, Alexiadis - Szczoczarz, Gusev, Zelmański, Jaszczak, Szemraj - Hanczakowski, Junker.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Lumumbowo. The following players took the field: Borkowski - Majkut, Cielebąk, Sarkowicz - Barwik, Sztyber, Ławrynowicz, Karejoki - Moszczyński, Yonev, Julien.

OTK broke through on the left 42 minutes into the game, with Z. Szczoczarz firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. The visitors didn't give in and, after 43 minutes, M. Moszczyński got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to OTK, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

OTK made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left K. Junker completely alone with keeper A. Borkowski, who made a spectacular block. K. Majkut sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from A. Karejoki after 57 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 2. M. Moszczyński left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 60 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. T. Brzózka was the replacement. The Lumumbowo coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 60 minutes into the game. OTK's M. Hanczakowski put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 2 - 2 with 72 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. As the 89 minute mark approached, the Lumumbowo coach decided it was time for a substitution. Ł. Ławrynowicz reluctantly made way for G. Ilski on the pitch. OTK claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Most important OTK player was K. Szemraj. Z. Szczoczarz on the other hand, had a terrible day. J. Julien performed admirably for Lumumbowo. However, T. Brzózka made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 2.