Piwko 2 - 2 F.C.INTEGRAL (387293216)

37815 fans braved the pouring rain at Browar Arena. Árpád Mizsei was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tomas Gröönblom and Benedetto Girardi. The derby had been the talk of Śląskie all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Piwko. The following players had been chosen: Van Robays - Morkisz, Bartkowski, Bomba - Waryszak, Podgórzak, Knapczyk, Wojciechowski, Seredyński - Amaya, Strupinšas.

F.C.INTEGRAL decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Kryszczak - Nijeveen, Soto Ruiz, Bottani - Rønningen, Pudniks, Kurowski, Košnik, Mejía - Jamar, Buk.

F.C.INTEGRAL had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 2 minutes in when A. Mejía came up alone against O. Van Robays who managed a block. D. Knapczyk caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 8 minutes. This gave Piwko the 1 - 0 lead. After 10 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by T. Kurowski. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. F.C.INTEGRAL had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

As the 55 minute mark approached, the Piwko coach decided it was time for a substitution. D. Strupinšas reluctantly made way for M. Batel on the pitch. J. Soto Ruiz spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 69 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from F. Bartkowski, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. The visitors refused to give in and, after 77 minutes, M. Buk evened things up as he finished off a perfect pass from the right. 2 - 2 79 minutes into the game, T. Kurowski had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. At 80 minutes played, B. Morkisz came in from the right with the intention of giving Piwko the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. Piwko's G. Seredyński got himself booked for a foul. A. Mejía neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to M. Buk who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post. The rain made it hard for players like M. Buk to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. Possession in this half belonged to F.C.INTEGRAL, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Piwko's top performer was clearly S. Waryszak. M. Batel turned in a dismal performance, however. F.C.INTEGRAL's best player was M. Buk. On the other hand, M. Kryszczak's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 2.