zagłębie 4 - 4 INTER (387478525)

Clouds darkened the skies at KGHM ARENA ZAGŁĘBIE as 18868 spectators turned up for the match. Martin Kunert was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tomislav Stilinović and Mark Di Lisi. zagłębie started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Burghelea - Meersman, Pérez-Blanco, Poeiras - Vlk, Guarino, Grassivaro, Ovesson, Chanampe - Perinu, Mäkinen.

INTER decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Poliszuk - Paillard, Dekker, Consoli - Refsgaard, Ameri, Gaynna, Kudła, Cofta - Turzyński, Berdys.

Today, zagłębie's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The visiting G. Consoli was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 14 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. 15 minutes into the match, zagłębie's M. Mäkinen maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. The head of A. Cofta connected with a corner kick after 25 minutes, and the ball ended up with E. Kudła of INTER who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 1 - 2. With 26 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed P. Refsgaard of INTER to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 1 - 3. 36 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 4 as M. Gaynna finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. It took several tries, but zagłębie managed to break through on the left after 40 minutes, getting the ball to M. Vlk who easily reduced the lead to make the score 2 - 4. Halftime score was 2 - 4. Possession in this half belonged to zagłębie, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

After 56 minutes, zagłębie switched M. Vlk with J. Torres, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Players in zagłębie heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. The home crowd were delighted when M. Perinu scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the score 3 - 4. But did he use his hand? That'll be one for the pundits to talk about after the game, that's for sure! zagłębie needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes M. Perinu made way for K. Czerwik. zagłębie's J. Torres almost tied things up with 74 minutes played after breaking through on the right, but his shot deflected off the post. With 76 minutes played, H. Chanampe of zagłębie fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 77 minutes into the match, E. Kudła came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. After 78 minutes of play, J. Ovesson equalised for zagłębie after an elegant attack from the right. zagłębie had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

The most dominating zagłębie player was without a doubt J. Torres. However, M. Burghelea made a disastrous appearance. INTER's top performer was clearly W. Berdys. On the other hand, P. Refsgaard's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 4.