Warta 0 - 0 Święciechowa (387362937)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 28050 had shown up at Twierdza Śrem for the match. Héctor Jusid was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Carlo Scherr and Giacomo Ciampolini. All of Wielkopolskie was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. Warta tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Lineup: Casanellas - Kabaluk, Cordeiro Martins, Nikolov, Åkerborg - Farmsen, Rogalo, Podkopaev, Fernández Luarca, Matos - Huisstede.

Święciechowa decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Colapietra - Åhnquist, Ridanpää, Boimorto - Varanda, Nijmeijer, Tirel, Bøge, Castiglione - Hansen, Hudela.

Today, Warta's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. Święciechowa used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Warta could have put themselves ahead after 13 minutes but A. Huisstede missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. With 26 minutes played, A. Huisstede of Warta fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The game was close to savage at times, and Warta's A. Huisstede received a second yellow card after 36 minutes; his ticket out of the game. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Święciechowa, as G. Colapietra left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. R. Assenberg took his place on the field. Some things can only be learned through experience, and S. Kabaluk should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Święciechowa a goal with 38 minutes of the match played. S. Åhnquist delivered a good free kick from an excellent position 42 minutes into the game, but luck wasn't on Święciechowa's side this time and the ball went wide. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Święciechowa, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

E. Ridanpää came close to putting the visiting team one up 61 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but P. Casanellas managed to tip the ball to a corner. The referee showed Warta's R. Fernández Luarca the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. N. Hansen's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Święciechowa, he bravely continued in the match. Coming in from the right, Warta had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 74 minutes, but O. Podkopaev's attempt to finish was easily stopped. After 76 minutes, the visitors nearly went up a goal, but S. Åhnquist's free kick hit the crossbar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Święciechowa, with 51 percent of the ball.

Warta's top performer was clearly N. Cordeiro Martins. However, P. Casanellas made a disastrous appearance. Święciechowa's best player was L. Bøge. R. Assenberg turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.