Wanderers 1 - 0 Needs (280248251)

23795 spectators had come to The Litterbox this cloudy day. Thyge Lorenzen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Maxime Bourgault and Howard Black. Wanderers tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Deguai - Angulo, Barbero, Pérez - Megnet, Kausto, Prouteau, Faber, Mosichkin - Anisimov, Altarriba.

Needs had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players took the field: Blösl - Rissoson, Bolgiu, Koontz, Håkansson - Hebeda, Bruvik, Manai, Mouthaan, Tomescu - Pratini.

It was an obvious ambition of Needs to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. With 5 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as A. Altarriba flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. After 16 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by R. Angulo might have resulted in another goal for Wanderers. However, F. Blösl made a spectacular save. J. Le Ruyet was called on to replace Wanderers's F. Pérez after 21 minutes following a nasty collision. A great save by keeper F. Blösl after 24 minutes kept the visitors in the game after I. Prouteau struck from the left with a real cannonball. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Wanderers, with 54 percent of the ball.

The home side's I. Anisimov came close to extending the lead 54 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but F. Blösl managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Needs almost scored after a counterattack 63 minutes into the match, but P. Håkansson took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. An equalising goal seemed certain after 66 minutes when P. Håkansson attacked down the left wing, but A. Deguai just managed to make a save to keep the ball out of the net. R. Megnet could have increased the lead after 68 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Wanderers enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

The most dominating Wanderers player was without a doubt I. Anisimov. On the other hand, J. Le Ruyet's play was disheartening. Most important Needs player was E. Manai. F. Blösl on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.