Knight 2 - 4 Škis (316679653)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 130813 had shown up at Slovenska trdnjava for the match. Cenap Özak was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Silvano Lasagni and Nemesi Teixidó. The match took place on neutral ground. Knight tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Dobrak - Braubach, Augustin - Chirciu, Reyne, Repar, Tavželj, Bohács - Otero, Ferlini, Ataide.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Škis. They fielded: Ahmed - Aziz, Temur, Darde - Çınay, Haapanen, Helwegen, Marty, Kotro - Voinea, Whatonga.

M. Ferlini's tried to storm through the defence after 2 minutes, but N. Temur was just too fast to shake off and the rest of the defence got back to cover. A questionable penalty 9 minutes in gave the home side the lead, 1 - 0. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as J. Braubach knocked the ball home. The referee showed Knight's J. Braubach the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 24 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as G. Helwegen struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. Škis's S. Whatonga got himself booked for a foul. 1 - 2 was the score with 30 minutes played, after K. Çınay cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Škis. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Škis had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

With 66 minutes having been played, Knight scored to make it 2 - 2. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but M. Ferlini was marked down as the scorer. 66 minutes into the game, Škis wanted to bring some new energy to their game. N. Temur gave K. Miklavžin a quick hug as he left the field. The coach of Škis wanted to try to change things around after 66 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. Škis took the lead 72 minutes into the game, making the score 2 - 3 after some elegant movement down the middle. C. Voinea was the scorer. S. Whatonga 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 M. Dobrak but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Škis's P. Darde was shown a yellow card after 79 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 82 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave S. Kotro a chance to increase the lead for Škis, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 2 - 4. The Škis players could smell victory in the air. C. Voinea wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for D. Cristescu after 83 minutes. After this, you could see that the players of Škis were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Škis claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Knight's best player was A. Ataide. However, B. Repar made a disastrous appearance. Škis's top performer was clearly S. Whatonga. K. Çınay was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 4.