niuśka 2 - 1 WKSZAWISZA (387400678)

Clouds darkened the skies at Braniewo Arena as 21549 spectators turned up for the match. Miguel Luzardo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Guido Viviani and Hagen Eliskases. niuśka started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Karlsons - Biszczak, Shikhaliev, Aguiar - Pankowski, Ciglione, Torland, Pruniaux - Ernsberger, Cerón, Ayık.

WKSZAWISZA tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Cattelan - Kon, Oczko, Zakotnik, Trzaskowski - Winciorek, Mora, Tressle, Camara - Eftekhar, Puente.

Against a lesser team, niuśka could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 12 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. It was 0 - 0 at the break. niuśka had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

I. Zakotnik got left behind when niuśka's B. Ernsberger made a sudden run forward after 57 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 1 - 0! The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 58 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when T. Camara tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave E. Trzaskowski from WKSZAWISZA a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 64 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! An equalising goal seemed certain after 70 minutes when I. Zakotnik attacked down the left wing, but I. Karlsons just managed to make a save to keep the ball out of the net. The niuśka players could smell victory in the air. E. Pankowski wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for D. Camus after 75 minutes. After 78 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by T. Ayık might have resulted in another goal for niuśka. However, P. Cattelan made a spectacular save. niuśka had to make a substitution after 78 minutes. B. Ernsberger limped off the field and was replaced by C. Lemmers. After 79 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and K. Torland gave the niuśka supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. The coach of niuśka was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 80 minutes, T. Kotek came on for C. Ciglione. WKSZAWISZA reduced the lead after 81 minutes to 2 - 1 as B. Tressle easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. Possession in this half belonged to niuśka, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

niuśka's best player was T. Ayık. I. Karlsons turned in a dismal performance, however. WKSZAWISZA's top performer was clearly M. Kon. On the other hand, B. Winciorek's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.