Champions 8 - 1 Azad (251315524)

83000 spectators had come to PrayandPlay Arena this cloudy day. Gian Franco Puccini was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Darien Almenar and Mariano Burgman. Champions had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Pietrowiak - Frâncu, Nyhling, Daraban - Bratosin, Angheluţă, Losada, Tjädertorp, Placidi - Lakatos, Jirásek.

Azad started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Khawwas - Mansour, Ibn-Haroun, Abbas - Abu-Ibraheem, Al-Aziz, Khoury, Khuldi, Omar - Harrani, Mansur.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Azad. 5 minutes into the match Azad's U. Omar viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. Champions took the lead 6 minutes in, as P. Frâncu broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. In the lead, Champions adjusted their style of play with 7 minutes gone. Champions managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when S. Lakatos cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, P. Frâncu got himself booked. The manager of Champions was not happy. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. J. Jirásek squirmed through their central defence after 38 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. By now, the players in Champions felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Champions's S. Lakatos increasing the lead to 4 - 0. 4 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Champions, who controlled the ball 67 percent of the time.

The home team's fans were upset when, after 48 minutes, the visiting S. Harrani broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 4 - 1 was the score. Champions's D. Losada was shown a yellow card after 53 minutes for slicing down an opponent. With 54 minutes played, Champions put themselves up 5 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to S. Lakatos, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. This third goal completed a hattrick for S. Lakatos. After 72 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and J. Jirásek gave the Champions supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 6 - 1. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Champions coach let P. Šepat replace D. Losada after 75 minutes. The Champions captaincy was handed to P. Šepat. A late sliding challenge from P. Frâncu was deemed to be his second yellow card offence by the referee, resulting in him being sent off, and Champions left a man down. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Champions to 7 - 1 as P. Šepat finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Champions scored another to make it 8 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for I. Bratosin after 78 minutes. The Champions players could smell victory in the air. R. Pietrowiak wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for J. Postigo after 85 minutes. Champions enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.

Champions's top performer was clearly J. Jirásek. However, J. Postigo made a disastrous appearance. Most important Azad player was Y. Mansur. S. Ibn-Haroun on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 8 - 1.