Hünige 1 - 3 S.D.V. (385004975)

Clouds darkened the skies at Consol Energy Center as 10609 spectators turned up for the match. Xeno Lugin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Umbelino Machado and Oliver Helmus. Hünige had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Pedra - Perram, Névès, van Kasteel, Grosset - Streidl, Oleszek, de Bruine, Ravotto - Cardellino, Champeaux.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for S.D.V.. The following players took the field: Nafi - Bellés, Lukácsi, Prétôt, Sandoval - Orán, Glistrup, Pomes, Felino - Setti, Choquehuanca.

Hünige clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. S.D.V. took a creative approach on the field. Hünige's P. Oleszek left the field after 13 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was A. Irimia. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to S.D.V., who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

R. Ravotto would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. J. Krčuľa entered the game for Hünige as the match clock showed 58 minutes. 64 minutes into the game, G. Felino had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. Hünige bypassed the midfield with their counterattack, leading to a free kick goal by E. Cardellino for 1 - 0. Against a lesser team, S.D.V. could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 72 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. The visitors' T. Sandoval was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 77 minutes. S.D.V.'s K. Prétôt managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 78 minutes. 1 - 2. A drive down the left side allowed F. Pomes to get in close and score another goal for S.D.V. after 79 minutes, taking the score to 1 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by S.D.V., with 57 percent of the ball.

Most important Hünige player was O. de Bruine. However, J. Krčuľa made a disastrous appearance. S.D.V.'s top performer was clearly C. Setti. F. Pomes on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.