Devils 2 - 1 ZwoleniankaMKS (371793470)

27997 spectators had found their way to Theatre of Dreams Rządz, despite the heavy rain. Jeroen Eken was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jørgen Drejer and Przemysław Forma. Devils started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: De Lira - Žmahar, Gauls, Chay - Nahapetyan, Zalaya, Pursey, Vernhet, Gaspar - Wäffler, Goovaarts.

ZwoleniankaMKS had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Lineup: Rewicki - Bodenstaff, De Priamo, Azzolini, Abolevičius - Bouniol, Hampel, Domokos, Siverchuk, Osmolak - Beriktas.

The wings were the focus of most of Devils's attacks today. Today, ZwoleniankaMKS's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Pursey from Devils a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 11 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! The referee showed Devils's S. Wäffler the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A foul after 24 minutes resulted in a free kick. A. Pursey cannonballed it, giving the home team the lead 1 - 0. Coming from the right, R. Chay almost managed to score another goal for Devils, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. After 29 minutes ZwoleniankaMKS tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, K. Domokos's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. After 30 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by C. Bouniol. 37 minutes into the game, K. Domokos had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came C. Tartaglione. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, C. Bouniol took over the role of being the ZwoleniankaMKS captain. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Devils had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

D. Gauls spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. C. Tartaglione of ZwoleniankaMKS was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Devils had to make a substitution after 62 minutes. H. Goovaarts limped off the field and was replaced by B. Nikonenko. Attacking on the wings was the choice for Devils, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. 70 minutes into the match, the ZwoleniankaMKS manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. The celebrations in the stands could only mean one thing - A. Pursey's free kick had found the back of the net and put Devils ahead 2 - 1! Against a lesser team, Devils could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 81 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. Possession in this half belonged to Devils, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

The most dominating Devils player was without a doubt R. Zalaya. D. Gauls on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important ZwoleniankaMKS player was K. Hampel. Z. Rewicki was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.