Sagita 3 - 3 Luino (393665449)

2226 spectators had come to Sagita - Żabieniec Lande this cloudy day. Pedro Espada was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Luis Matias Alonso and Brian Madsen. Sagita tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Przymusiński - Alba, Bulka - Harańczyk, Dura, Lenkiewicz, Gromadka, Gutkowski - Mendrela, Pietraszek, Futa.

Luino decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. They fielded: Pes - Gressbach, Zurschmitten, Glanzmann, Wulff - Jagicz, Menguy, Bardon, Francolini, Clark - Veronesi.

Luino tried to focus their attacks down the middle. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 8 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from N. Alba, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. J. Clark's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 20 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to R. Veronesi who knocked it in for Luino. 1 - 1! 24 minutes into the match, Luino nearly took the lead, as M. Jagicz broke through on the right. M. Przymusiński made the save, however. With the clock showing 27 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Luino resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by J. Clark in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Sagita, with 58 percent of the ball.

Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 64 minutes into the match, and R. Veronesi wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 1 - 2 for the visitors. H. Gressbach of Luino was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 74 minutes into the match, Sagita's E. Pietraszek maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 2 - 2. With 84 minutes played, E. Lenkiewicz of Sagita fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Sagita took the lead 85 minutes into the game by 3 - 2, as J. Dura elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. 86 minutes in, Sagita's W. Futa received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The visiting team's G. Wulff was able to score the 3 - 3 equaliser with a header 87 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right. Making his way up the middle 88 minutes into the match, W. Futa almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert M. Pes blocked it to keep the score level. Sagita had a chance to take the lead after Z. Bulka's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 89 minutes. Sagita had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Sagita's top performer was clearly M. Przymusiński. On the other hand, C. Gromadka's play was disheartening. The most dominating Luino player was without a doubt J. Clark. L. Francolini turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 3.