GNR 3 - 1 The blacks (348735363)

Clouds darkened the skies at Resource Center as 6564 spectators turned up for the match. Mauricio Ballesteros was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Andi Fleischmann and Fredrik Haraldsson. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for GNR. They fielded: Heinold - Vyashchenko, Carcova, Wyniger, Zaal, Ayyüce - Nilsson, Killimet, Kaptan, Gravina - Berger.

The blacks had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Pistriţu - Radu, Mitică, Constantin, Dobai - Dincă, Korányi, Şarpe, Sendling - Neagu, Kaya.

The blacks were relying on their ability to counter-attack. After 1 minutes, the The blacks coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving C. Mitică off the field. A. Rutigliano took his place. V. Pistriţu would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. M. Darwish entered the game for The blacks as the match clock showed 1 minutes. The The blacks captaincy was handed to M. Darwish. 1 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a The blacks substitution. M. Dimulescu came on for B. Neagu. After 5 minutes, S. Carcova sent the corner kick right to I. Zaal who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 0! C. Kaptan was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, GNR's F. Berger managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 2 - 0 Things were deteriorating for the away team as GNR scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for N. Killimet after 13 minutes. With 31 minutes of the game having been played, M. Radu received a blow to the hip in a collision and was unable to continue. The blacks, with no available replacements, now faced the prospect of finishing the game with a reduced number of players. With the clock showing 33 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of The blacks resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by V. Şarpe in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to GNR, who controlled the ball 73 percent of the time.

The blacks almost scored after a counterattack 53 minutes into the match, but R. Dobai took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. S. Ayyüce received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 59 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the The blacks manager used a brief break in play after 60 minutes to give the players new directives. The counterattack by The blacks resulted in a free kick that M. Constantin bent under the crossbar - 3 - 1! The crowd roared its approval when Q. Heinold somehow managed to block a shot which seemed to be a certain goal by The blacks's M. Dimulescu 76 minutes into the game. S. Ayyüce could have put GNR up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 80 minutes. After 82 minutes GNR's N. Killimet limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. GNR claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

C. Kaptan performed admirably for GNR. However, Q. Heinold made a disastrous appearance. The blacks's best player was M. Dimulescu. R. Dobai was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 1.