United 4 - 2 Magna (346134222)

It had rained all day, but 29252 hardy fans still made it out to Lane Stadium. Borja Naveira was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Guido Dahl and Franz Byskov. United decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Törne - Scali, Sigurstein, Öhlund - Collins, Adamson, Rodríguez, Popelka, van Steen - Thomson, Öcek.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Magna. They fielded: Mosley - Courtney, Anderson, Otis - Morse, Gardner, Boyer, Swenson, Dove - Weller, Posey.

Magna clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. The rain made it hard for players like D. Posey to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. Thighs bulging, L. Collins charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. After 30 minutes, S. Öcek came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving United the lead. The referee showed Magna's D. Posey the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. L. Collins increased the lead for United to 2 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their D. Posey reduced the lead to make it 2 - 1 after 38 minutes, following a pass from the right. Magna's R. Morse was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 39 minutes. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave I. Sigurstein from United a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 43 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. United enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

The visitors' F. Otis was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 2 - 2 after 61 minutes. 75 minutes into the match and the home team took a 3 - 2 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for United was M. Öhlund. After 81 minutes, S. Adamson put United ahead 4 - 2 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. United had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

Most important United player was A. Rodríguez. J. Törne on the other hand, had a terrible day. D. Posey performed admirably for Magna. On the other hand, F. Boyer's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 2.