Traktor 5 - 1 Modulo (322388421)

A scorching day at And Also The Trees, where 71720 spectators were in place for today's match. José Gil Rosa e Cunha was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stefan Ingemarsson and Wendell Willis. Traktor decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: González - Bianchi, Suroviak, Fiorentini - Marín, Butt, Sturluson, Ruban, Orefice - Öhrquist, Manhart.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Modulo. The following players had been chosen: Stigtorp - Barclay, Møller, Vinot - Barral, Bugl, Monnier, Trindler, Saarnisto - Heikinheimo, Raid.

G. Monnier had a good try after 17 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. The corner kick from I. Suroviak was powerfully met by the head of F. Butt to make the score 1 - 0. N. Öhrquist's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. After 30 minutes, H. Sturluson put Traktor ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. A. Raid hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving Modulo's W. Bugl an easy chance to knock it in for 2 - 1. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Traktor scored another to make it 3 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for V. Ruban after 37 minutes. Cheers filled the stadium as N. Öhrquist broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 1 to Traktor. 4 - 1 was the halftime score. Traktor claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Traktor's V. Ruban increasing the lead to 5 - 1. The players of Traktor now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. R. Bianchi left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 80 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. L. Boavida was the replacement. Traktor's N. Öhrquist was shown a yellow card after 84 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 85 minutes into the match, I. Suroviak could have extended the lead, but his powerful free kick went just over the bar. J. Manhart had a fantastic opportunity to put Traktor up another goal 87 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. J. Manhart wanted to play on, but the Traktor coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 88 minutes into the game by H. Woods. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Traktor, with 60 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Traktor player was without a doubt N. Öhrquist. I. Suroviak was a disappointment, however. Modulo's best player was G. Trindler. H. Møller on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 1.