LECH 3 - 3 Woolwich (390055268)

A scorching day at olimpia Arena, where 30917 spectators were in place for today's match. Domonkos Hajdu was the appointed referee. Everyone was excited about the upcoming London derby and the crowd was divided evenly. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for LECH. The following players had been chosen: Trenev - Halay, Woodland, Tarantini, Basa - Tierney, Tangalanga, Fariza, Radoła - Thörnsten, Kilger.

Woolwich tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Wishart - Curtis, MacKiech, Banham - Dandy, Davenport, Gray, Robinson, Shandy - Goulding, Slater.

Today, Woolwich's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. W. Tierney knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 1 - 0 after 32 minutes. 34 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as D. Robinson struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by L. Kilger. At last, LECH's A. Woodland was able to backheel the ball in. 2 - 1. J. Goulding's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. Woolwich had a chance to level the score as J. Goulding suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Woolwich, with 65 percent of the ball.

At the 51 minute mark, it looked like the opportunity for LECH to score had been missed until A. Radoła suddenly worked his way clear and fired off a spectacular shot. The keeper had no chance! 3 - 1. 67 minutes in, LECH appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. Woolwich breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 72 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. The referee showed Woolwich's J. Shandy the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. LECH were forced into a substitution as L. Basa couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing R. Gate to come in off the bench. 77 minutes in, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as D. Robinson anticipated the through ball and scored, reducing the deficit to 3 - 2. Undaunted, Woolwich managed to tie it all up after 81 minutes, with J. Goulding's lucky free kick. The score was 3 - 3. Woolwich had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

Most important LECH player was L. Kilger. A. Radoła was a disappointment, however. Woolwich's top performer was clearly E. Slater. However, P. Wishart made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 3.