Vikings 0 - 0 MagicTouch (348173667)

2132 punters turned up at Stadio Comunale "Marco Maravigna" di Padova, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Nino Sotirakis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tarcisio Lomanto and José Capelas. Vikings tactics involved an interesting 5-2-3 combination. The following players took the field: Folch Cardona - Kamaitis, Manuel, Băsescu, Goldstein, Sobolev - Henry, Howarth - Hasan, Zerbin, Requena.

MagicTouch decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Taival - 淮良 (Huailiang), Kekki, Rantala, Jakkula - Luusua, Aaltola, Munukka, Teno - Olkkola, Päivänsalo.

After 21 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Vikings found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to passable. 33 minutes into the game, Vikings had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to poor. Vikings were very close to putting themselves one up after 36 minutes as K. Howarth got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Vikings could have put themselves ahead after 43 minutes but M. Hasan missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Vikings, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Vikings had passable organisation. After 46 minutes, the Vikings coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. 46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Vikings substitution. F. Godard came on for F. Kamaitis. The coach of Vikings wanted to try to change things around after 65 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. With the match clock at 65 minutes, Vikings modified their style of play a little bit. A foul called during a MagicTouch counterattack resulted in a great chance to score, but 谭. 淮良 (Huailiang)'s shot rattled off the post. Slack defending gave Vikings a chance to take the lead with 68 minutes played, but M. Hasan's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. The referee showed Vikings's P. Requena the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Vikings had a chance to take the lead after M. Băsescu's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 79 minutes. Vikings had most of the ball, with 81 percent of possession.

Vikings's best player was F. Godard. N. Henry turned in a dismal performance, however. MagicTouch's top performer was clearly R. Päivänsalo. On the other hand, B. Taival's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.