Volvian 3 - 2 Rödupp (298961064)

Clear skies welcomed the 37604 spectators who had made their way to Kenilworth Road. Akis Antartis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sascha Belger and Jani Lehtovaara. Volvian decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Lineup: Söderström - Nicoletta, Tarasek, Ruiz - Fenu, Joulin, Avramov, Cau - Oskarsson, Syrjäsuo, Pipek.

Rödupp had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Haggren - Roponen, De Deyne, Brandys - Kornelis, Palamara, Deborde, Cabrito, Tischenreuth - Borre, Stojaković.

Volvian used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. 13 minutes in, Rödupp's B. De Deyne received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Making his way up the middle 21 minutes into the match, A. Fenu almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert L. Haggren blocked it to keep the score level. A. Fenu sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from G. Pipek after 22 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 0. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Volvian enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

With 54 minutes played, Volvian put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to A. Fenu, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Volvian's A. Avramov had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 70 minutes having been played. A. Glier was the replacement. After 71 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and K. Tarasek gave the Volvian supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 0. The visitors got one back when V. Stojaković finished off a pass from the left and scored after 84 minutes. 3 - 1 was the score. The home team's fans were upset when, after 85 minutes, the visiting C. Cabrito broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 3 - 2 was the score. Volvian claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

Volvian's top performer was clearly V. Oskarsson. However, A. Cau made a disastrous appearance. G. Deborde performed admirably for Rödupp. L. Haggren was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 2.