Blyrrox 3 - 1 Maringá (301985228)

1897 spectators had come to Dark Westerland this cloudy day. Mario Saita was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Arwin den Bogaard and Pawel Wierzbowski. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Blyrrox. They fielded: Harjunen - Beggel, Bortolato - Veigl, Couto Bueno, Laursen, Burlacu, Faro - Sarstedt, Falcão, Goes.

Maringá had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Ludvigsen - Eriksson, Stuurman, Ruohonen - Andrade, Rácz, van der Tweel, Iriarte Calvo, Bartolomeo - Vujanić, Coindreau.

Maringá tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Blyrrox fans held their breath as R. Goes scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! E. Falcão should probably have put his team up another goal after 10 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by F. Ludvigsen kept the visitors in the game. With the clock showing 11 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Maringá resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by D. Coindreau in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. With 25 minutes played, A. Veigl could have brought this one home for Blyrrox as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Blyrrox to 2 - 0 as A. Veigl finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Blyrrox claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

Blyrrox increased the lead as R. Goes struck to make the score 3 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. A spectacular volley from F. Bartolomeo almost resulted in a goal, but a good save from the keeper kept it out, and A. Andrade could only knock the loose ball wide. With 54 minutes played, D. Coindreau had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. With 67 minutes played, the Maringá coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. P. Pettersson came on, A. Vujanić had to leave the fray. Maringá needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes E. Rácz made way for J. Schöndorfer. The guests got an opportunity to reduce after 78 minutes and T. Stuurman took it from the penalty spot, scoring easily for 3 - 1. Blyrrox enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

Blyrrox's top performer was clearly P. Couto Bueno. On the other hand, R. Goes's play was disheartening. The most dominating Maringá player was without a doubt F. Ludvigsen. However, P. Pettersson made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.