Natural 0 - 6 United (314519412)

Clouds darkened the skies at Transcendental Function Park as 12000 spectators turned up for the match. Vurnon van der Gracht was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Samu Björkbacka and Vittorio Zanoli. Natural had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Zambianchi - Bentley, Arsenault, Mejia, Babcock - Goldman, Croft, Meza, Albert - 修磊 (Xiulei), Espinosa.

United started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Quatrilho - Drouillard, Dumitrascu, Vitte, Mora - Petre, Cotta, Butaru, Oestreich - Donaldson, Wallis.

B. Oestreich had a good try after 15 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. The home keeper expected a move to the right, but N. Wallis surprised him with a free kick aimed the other way 34 minutes into the match. 0 - 1 for United. 38 minutes into the game a free kick by N. Wallis found its way through the home side's poorly assembled defensive formation, making United's lead 0 - 2. United's S. Mora got himself booked for a foul. J. Meza's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Natural, he bravely continued in the match. The visitors' T. Donaldson took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 43 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for United. At this point, it was obvious that the players of United lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. C. Cotta received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 44 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 4. The United fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. 0 - 4 was the halftime score. United claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 73 percent.

N. Wallis increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 5. That made three goals for N. Wallis and he was marked down for the hat trick. After 60 minutes, the United players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. The United coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 60 minutes into the game. With 60 minutes played, United put themselves up 0 - 6 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was S. Vitte. 65 minutes into the match, T. Donaldson came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. C. Petre came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over D. Zambianchi but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. J. Arsenault of Natural was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by United, with 78 percent of the ball.

Natural's top performer was clearly T. Albert. D. Zambianchi on the other hand, had a terrible day. O. Quatrilho performed admirably for United. S. Mora was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 6.