Lubskovia 3 - 0 Nafta_Jedlicze (387322820)

32922 punters turned up at Lubskovia Stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Etienne Estoppey was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Norbert Reußler and Juuso Sarkanen. Lubskovia tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Andenna - Hinterhofer, Brudzinskis, Novaković - Tuschl, Zulfikarpašić, Vidoni, Bouwkamp, Parga - Mucciarelli, Briante.

Nafta_Jedlicze started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Decker - Nicoletti, Lütkecosmann, Doulgeridis, Bortolotti - Amigo, Schreyer, Nold, Krowicki, Torjussen - Kubliņš.

Lubskovia used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. After 3 minutes, Nafta_Jedlicze 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. A. Kubliņš did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. G. Vidoni neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to G. Bouwkamp who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post. With clinical precision, the cross from winger Z. Parga found its way to A. Mucciarelli's head, and a screaming header gave Lubskovia the goal after 25 minutes played. 1 - 0 With 39 minutes played, Lubskovia's G. Hinterhofer almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave N. Novaković from Lubskovia a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 40 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! It was 1 - 0 at the break. Nafta_Jedlicze claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Lubskovia to 2 - 0 as A. Mucciarelli finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Confident in their lead, Lubskovia's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Cheers filled the stadium as A. Mucciarelli broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to Lubskovia. This third goal completed a hattrick for A. Mucciarelli. The referee showed Lubskovia's G. Bouwkamp the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. F. Nicoletti nearly reduced the lead 76 minutes into the game, but a splendid one-handed save by P. Andenna prevented the attempt coming in from the right flank from hitting the back of the net. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Nafta_Jedlicze, with 53 percent of the ball.

Lubskovia's best player was P. Andenna. N. Novaković was a disappointment, however. C. Nold performed admirably for Nafta_Jedlicze. Z. Krowicki turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 0.