Podwórka 1 - 1 ALIEM (387447825)

The 12000 spectators at Stadion Stulecia were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Roland Wimo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christophe Léger and Jens Broblom. Podwórka decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Cusimano - Ochtabiński, Gołucki, Otto-Peters - Ulicki, Więczkowski, Królikowski, Dembek, Kościuk - Szeremeta, Ziemski.

ALIEM had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Szymanski - Gürler, Shearwood, Orkiszewski, Ustrzycki - Kleczyński, Whitaker, Kosobucki, Janiaczyk - Presl, Figaj.

The wings were the focus of most of Podwórka's attacks today. ALIEM saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Podwórka took the lead 8 minutes in, as J. Otto-Peters broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. 17 minutes in, ALIEM's F. Orkiszewski received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. ALIEM tied it all up, 22 minutes in, after a spectacular goal by E. Shearwood, who miraculously broke through the home side's central defence, making it 1 - 1. Podwórka were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. R. Więczkowski of Podwórka was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Podwórka enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

52 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but E. Shearwood, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. 53 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Podwórka to take the lead after a good cross from the right found J. Otto-Peters alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. K. Figaj had a good try after 61 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Podwórka, with 54 percent of the ball.

Podwórka's top performer was clearly N. Cusimano. On the other hand, D. Szeremeta's play was disheartening. The most dominating ALIEM player was without a doubt P. Presl. However, F. Orkiszewski made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.