Pawelitex321 0 - 0 Europa (392983308)

Dark skies made the crowd of 618 at Pawelitex321 Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Mikołaj Tarczyński was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Máté Siska and Inozens Redpath. Pawelitex321 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Mariano - Brávácz, Bouveret, Gedanke - Rutu, Pardo García, Kryszak, Vallejos, Caprio - Oderda, Guziejko.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Europa. Lineup: Kusina - de Jager, Engelbeen, Zuffo, Gagne - Thur, Kropfhammer, Marés, Pflueger, Javůrek - den Bakker.

Pawelitex321 mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. C. Caprio was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by M. Brávácz, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. With 7 minutes gone, Pawelitex321 had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, C. Gedanke did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. After 20 minutes Europa's A. Kusina contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Some things can only be learned through experience, and P. Zuffo should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Pawelitex321 a goal with 27 minutes of the match played. Pawelitex321 had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. Europa almost scored after a swift counterattack 32 minutes into the game, but D. de Jager put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. Pawelitex321's J. Guziejko tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Pawelitex321 enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 75 percent of possession.

After 46 minutes, the Europa coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving G. Engelbeen off the field. E. Montemurro took his place. With the match clock at 46 minutes, Europa modified their style of play a little bit. After 46 minutes, the Europa coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. 46 minutes into the match, the Europa manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. Pawelitex321's J. Rutu had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 47 minutes having been played. J. Ojeda was the replacement. After a fine move down the middle T. Bouveret nearly gave the home side a goal after 53 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. With 62 minutes played, J. Guziejko of Pawelitex321 fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The referee showed Europa's J. Marés the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Pawelitex321 were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. S. Pardo García of Pawelitex321 received a yellow card after 73 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. At 76 minutes played, V. Oderda came in from the right with the intention of giving Pawelitex321 the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Pawelitex321, with 78 percent of the ball.

Most important Pawelitex321 player was S. Pardo García. J. Guziejko turned in a dismal performance, however. Europa's best player was E. Montemurro. On the other hand, G. Kropfhammer's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.