Sokolniki 6 - 0 Michacze (387678391)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 14578 had shown up at FC-Sokolniki Arena for the match. Detwald Wenz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Adalberto Pizarro and José Acencio. People from all over Wielkopolskie had joined up for the derby. Sokolniki tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Tiikkala - Cuadro Gutiérrez, Forcia, Kriaropoulos - Godhult, Pavelić, Cronby, Szwajca - Rajczyk, Radebeul, Smolik.

Michacze started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Baroian - Buchała, Ciechanowicz, Getino - Kałwak, Álvarez, Andrei, Monori, Boleso - Zawodny, Rosół.

Sokolniki tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Michacze. Given a free kick close to the byline, Sokolniki tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let D. Radebeul slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 0, 21 minutes into the game. 32 minutes in, Michacze's C. Andrei received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Sokolniki's W. Rajczyk increasing the lead to 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Sokolniki lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. A. Cronby should probably have put his team up another goal after 44 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by A. Baroian kept the visitors in the game. Coming in from the right, Michacze had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 44 minutes, but W. Buchała's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Sokolniki, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. A. Godhult could have increased the lead after 44 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Sokolniki's D. Radebeul was shown a yellow card after 44 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Sokolniki players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. Michacze's A. Zawodny was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 44 minutes. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Sokolniki had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

T. Kriaropoulos increased the lead for Sokolniki to 3 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Content with how the game was proceeding, the Sokolniki coach let R. Cornoldi replace A. Cronby after 60 minutes. B. Pavelić left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 60 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. R. Chmielarz was the replacement. After 73 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and A. Smolik gave the Sokolniki supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 4 - 0. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. W. Rajczyk squirmed through their central defence after 80 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. A well-executed free kick by A. Godhult after 84 minutes made it 6 - 0 for Sokolniki. Sokolniki's R. Cornoldi saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 86 minutes. After 87 minutes Sokolniki's A. Smolik limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Sokolniki enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 67 percent of possession.

D. Radebeul performed admirably for Sokolniki. Á. Forcia turned in a dismal performance, however. Michacze's top performer was clearly A. Monori. On the other hand, A. Baroian's play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 0.