Zabrze 6 - 1 Real_Madrid (387752255)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 9751 at Reden Torca AKS today. Cor Brandt was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Narciso Magne and Albin Porębski. Zabrze started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Fonseca - Al-Obaidan, Sirnes, Tröltzsch - Dabiński, Hägerbom, Çiltanesi, Iwicki, Androne - Vuojolahti, Bronner.

Real_Madrid decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Orem - Krüpfganz-Kräck, Gamito, Dusart - Artoos, Przewoźna, Grausgruber, Sousa Macedo, Eglītis-Kuzņecovs - van Ulden, Tedde.

Today, Zabrze's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The wings were the focus of most of Real_Madrid's attacks today. It was obvious that Zabrze had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. 2 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Zabrze was A. Al-Obaidan. I. Androne of Zabrze received a yellow card after 8 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 10 minutes Zabrze's I. Androne contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. J. Sirnes could have increased the lead after 18 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. I. Androne squirmed through their central defence after 23 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Zabrze's J. Vuojolahti increasing the lead to 3 - 0. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Zabrze had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

Real_Madrid needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 50 minutes E. van Ulden made way for T. Soikkeli. After 50 minutes, Zabrze's T. Hägerbom found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 4 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Zabrze lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. I. Androne should probably have put his team up another goal after 56 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by Z. Orem kept the visitors in the game. After 68 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and F. Iwicki gave the Zabrze supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 5 - 0. The referee showed Zabrze's J. Sirnes the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Zabrze solidified their lead at the 72 minute mark, as F. Iwicki dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 6 - 0. The guests got an opportunity to reduce after 76 minutes and V. Grausgruber took it from the penalty spot, scoring easily for 6 - 1. Zabrze enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

D. Tröltzsch performed admirably for Zabrze. A. Fonseca turned in a dismal performance, however. Real_Madrid's best player was V. Grausgruber. On the other hand, M. Dusart's play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 1.