Budowlani 5 - 1 Sciemniacze (387340621)

23670 fans braved the pouring rain at OSiR Lubsko. Franciszek Komoder was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jukka Eerikäinen and Jacobo Tiatuahcan. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Budowlani. The following players had been chosen: Håkansson - Koopman, Esposito, Trivellin - Pyryt, Trottier, bin Mat Salleh, Karaliūnas, Şapera - Fredro, Frezza.

Sciemniacze had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Cœur - Halvorsen, Cyrus, Galanda - Zindt, Dworakowski, Kanál, Baryłka, Stikliņš - Rullo, 国强 (Guoqiang).

The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit S. Koopman just fine. G. Frezza seemed to be impossibly far from the goal, but he looked up and bang! A real cracker for Budowlani after 29 minutes. 1 - 0. The visitors didn't give in and, after 30 minutes, A. Baryłka got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 1 - 1. Sciemniacze had a magnificent opportunity after 34 minutes as W. Dworakowski hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. With 36 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as V. Karaliūnas flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. The cannonball from 35 metres by J. bin Mat Salleh of Budowlani was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. Budowlani's P. Pyryt was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - A. Fredro managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 3 - 1 after 38 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Budowlani lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Budowlani increased the lead as S. Koopman struck to make the score 4 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. With 44 minutes played, J. bin Mat Salleh of Budowlani fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. It was 4 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Budowlani, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

A. Rullo did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. 72 minutes in, A. Rullo made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but P. Håkansson refused to let the ball slip by him. The referee showed Budowlani's S. Koopman the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Budowlani to 5 - 1 as G. Frezza finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. S. Koopman knew he was in trouble after hacking down an opponent. Despite his pleading with the referee, the Budowlani player was shown a second yellow card and dismissed from the game. J. Kanál was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Sciemniacze's R. Walnik had to come off the bench. A great save by keeper G. Cœur after 85 minutes kept the visitors in the game after P. Trivellin struck from the left with a real cannonball. Budowlani claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

C. Trottier performed admirably for Budowlani. S. Şapera turned in a dismal performance, however. Sciemniacze's top performer was clearly 袁. 国强 (Guoqiang) . A. Rullo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 1.