Portnawak 4 - 1 Spedes (378716453)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 2417 to F.C Portnawak Arena. Jung-Sip Oh was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Michaël Legeay and Ulf Andersson. Portnawak started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Fonseca Cunha - Falconer, Mouille, Pasiński - Ganaberro, Iozzino, Aabye-Hansen, Pouliquen, Debrosse - Leguet, Geffray.

Spedes had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Bäckskär - Torniainen, Laros, Swanljung - Paroli, Tan, Gregović, Sarani, Boise - Rosholm, Eränen.

Portnawak immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Spedes seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Portnawak's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Portnawak showed their counterattack skill 11 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with G. Mouille scoring uncontested for 1 - 0. 12 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as J. Ganaberro broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Portnawak. After this, you could see that the players of Portnawak were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Spedes managed to reduce the score to 2 - 1 as A. Paroli finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence. At this time in the match, Portnawak were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. It was 2 - 1 at the break. Portnawak claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

Spedes needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes A. Torniainen made way for E. Wennink. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Portnawak to 3 - 1 as M. Pasiński finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Portnawak's E. Geffray increased the lead to 4 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 76 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Portnawak, with 56 percent of the ball.

R. Iozzino performed admirably for Portnawak. On the other hand, N. Leguet's play was disheartening. Spedes's best player was E. Wennink. P. Bäckskär on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 1.