Norwida 1 - 0 Sokołów (387307020)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 26418 at Pogromiki today. Matteo Desogus was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nik Šabič and Hans Klöden. Norwida tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. They fielded: Redaelli - Ćirić, Cuaiz, Roldán, Noutsos - Kleiner, den Hollander, Ghedin, Malus, Paegle - Duminică.

Sokołów decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Pawelec - Pachner, Łuczak, Krzesiński, Kijowski - Gładych, Czeremcha, Dzienis, Kwarciak - Puma, Kaleniecki.

Today, Norwida's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. A crazy pass by Ž. Ćirić towards his own keeper almost caused a goal for Sokołów, but S. Kaleniecki didn't get the finish right. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Norwida claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

Sokołów were able to mount several counterattacks, such as the impressive one after 49 minutes, but Ł. Kwarciak lofted a free kick over the crossbar. K. Juhász was called on to replace Norwida's M. Roldán after 55 minutes following a nasty collision. Sokołów had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 59 minutes in when J. Puma came up alone against F. Redaelli who managed a block. Norwida broke through on the left 72 minutes into the game, with S. den Hollander firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. A great save by keeper P. Pawelec after 78 minutes kept the visitors in the game after T. Noutsos struck from the left with a real cannonball. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Norwida, with 62 percent of the ball.

Norwida's best player was M. Ghedin. However, K. Juhász made a disastrous appearance. S. Dzienis performed admirably for Sokołów. P. Pawelec was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.