Neopets 2 - 1 Jankowice (393421521)

1263 spectators had found their way to Atakujące Petpety, despite the heavy rain. Marco Palazzetti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gregório Aracuri and Isaak Brams. Neopets tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Stoilov - Dumitru, Todorić, Fadilović - Musunoi, Tamm, Damianos, Timushev, Badecki - Galin, Mariategui.

Jankowice had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Lineup: Demków - Świerszcz, Weryk, Sputo, Krzos, Bolec - Ginalski, Ostapiuk, Mańko - Stąpor, Faruga.

When G. Todorić was badly injured by a couple of strong tackles after 27 minutes, Neopets fans were unhappy to discover that it was not possible to make a substitution. An opportunity to take the lead after 38 minutes was wasted as Jankowice's I. Sputo missed a penalty, firing wide of the mark. J. Ginalski slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Neopets, with 76 percent of the ball.

After 63 minutes of play, Jankowice's M. Faruga unexpectedly struck an inside out ball from no angle at all and G. Stąpor slotted it into the net for 0 - 1. Neopets's F. Mariategui made use of his speed to get free of the defence, but he still couldn't get a shot off 83 minutes into the match. Neopets's U. Fadilović put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 1 - 1 with 88 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. Neopets's Ş. Musunoi seemed to stun everyone on the field with an accurate shot that seemed to come from nowhere. Somehow, the keeper managed to keep his cool and made a fantastic save. After 89 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. U. Fadilović easily put the ball away to give the lead to Neopets. 2 - 1 Neopets claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 80 percent.

N. Timushev performed admirably for Neopets. R. Dumitru turned in a dismal performance, however. Jankowice's top performer was clearly G. Stąpor. L. Mańko was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.