SBJ 4 - 0 Bastym (346927789)

1064 spectators had come to VERKArena this cloudy day. Martin Duchoň was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Elvezio Mucchi and Alessandro La Delfa. SBJ had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Rubio - Gotowicki, Simonti, Bono - Milheiros, Portobello, Urban, Sęk, Cousin - Lankes, Kęsy.

Bastym tactics involved an interesting 4-3-3 combination. They fielded: Padrós - Marchione, Maula, Ceka, Daih - Abzianidze, Bieshaar, Hansen - Landmar, Perk, Raichl.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for SBJ. Bastym immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, A. Cousin scored for SBJ putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 9 minutes. SBJ pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. 23 minutes into the game, Bastym seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. B. Raichl of Bastym received a yellow card after 26 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. SBJ's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. A well placed corner kick from L. Portobello was followed by R. Sęk's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for SBJ, the score now 2 - 0. By now, the players in SBJ felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The pressing tactics used by SBJ were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. SBJ's K. Kęsy increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 42 minutes. 3 - 0 was the score after the first half. SBJ claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 74 percent.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of Bastym was able to get his message across, and raised Bastym's organisation to solid. 47 minutes into the match L. Portobello put SBJ ahead 4 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick. Bastym's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. After 72 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by H. Lankes might have resulted in another goal for SBJ. However, A. Padrós made a spectacular save. With 79 minutes played, G. Milheiros could have brought this one home for SBJ as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. 80 minutes into the game, Bastym had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. At this time in the match, SBJ were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by SBJ, with 73 percent of the ball.

K. Kęsy performed admirably for SBJ. P. Rubio turned in a dismal performance, however. Bastym's top performer was clearly R. Landmar. H. Daih on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 0.