Walker 0 - 0 Prezbiter (387553431)

The crowd of 15171 turning up at Walker Arena today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Olof Sandér was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nikša Granić and Stephan Beerkircher. Walker had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Jakubczyk - Trojanowicz, Ekhryshev, Helenen, Szafarczyk - Majzel, Boros, Hong Tae, Igaş - Haba, Novoa.

Prezbiter tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: 宇强 (Yuqiang) - Bermejo, Van Oost, Gelov - Wernersen, Botella, Steinauer, Siek, Ottosen - Schaefer, Özdurdu.

Today, Walker's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. Prezbiter seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. W. Hong Tae could have put Walker into the lead after 32 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. Prezbiter's C. Schaefer left the field after 33 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was M. Gawęcki. V. Ekhryshev was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. C. Majzel, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave F. Trojanowicz from Walker a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 44 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 44 minutes into the game, A. Boros had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Ł. Wincel. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Prezbiter, with 68 percent of the ball.

As the 46 minute mark approached, the Walker coach decided it was time for a substitution. F. Novoa reluctantly made way for A. Rekinen on the pitch. A. Igaş would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. D. Gora entered the game for Walker as the match clock showed 46 minutes. Thighs bulging, V. Gelov charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. It was obvious that team Prezbiter had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. Walker's counterattacks created a good chance for A. Rekinen on the right after 71 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. Possession in this half belonged to Prezbiter, who controlled the ball 71 percent of the time.

Walker's top performer was clearly F. Jakubczyk. Ł. Wincel on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Prezbiter player was without a doubt I. Siek. M. Gawęcki turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.