Manchester 9 - 0 Chitilisburg (380951560)

14367 spectators arrived at OLD TRAFFORD Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Rudis Ertelis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alaón Calera and Luis Antonio Polo. A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Manchester. Lineup: Heyardt - Rieu, Calac-Schneider, Möllerskär, Pettinati, Volden - Lallement, Pierre, Lövész - Neira, Čiurovas.

Chitilisburg tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Aftene - Paltanea, Bordeianu, Trişcă, Cazac - Toadere, Florescu, Borlovan, Svéd - Stoll, Hilohe.

Manchester displayed their ability to play creatively. O. Rieu caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 2 minutes. This gave Manchester the 1 - 0 lead. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave T. Möllerskär from Manchester a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 7 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! C. Cazac of Chitilisburg was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Manchester increased the lead as M. Neira struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Manchester to 3 - 0 as J. Calac-Schneider finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The players of Manchester now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Always quick and a menace to his opponents, C. Svéd was very close to getting through after 25 minutes, but he could only put the ball into the keeper's arms. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Manchester's A. Pettinati increasing the lead to 4 - 0. Manchester's L. Lövész increased the lead to 5 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 31 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 5 - 0. Manchester enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 80 percent of possession.

A. Pettinati increased the lead for Manchester to 6 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Manchester solidified their lead at the 63 minute mark, as T. Möllerskär dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 7 - 0. M. Neira really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by L. Lövész after a corner. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. H. Volden squirmed through their central defence after 74 minutes, increasing the lead to 8 - 0. 78 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as J. Calac-Schneider broke through, making the score 9 - 0 for Manchester. The home side's C. Pierre came close to extending the lead 79 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but F. Aftene managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Manchester, with 83 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Manchester player was without a doubt M. Neira. T. Möllerskär was a disappointment, however. Chitilisburg's best player was S. Stoll. However, F. Aftene made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 9 - 0.