Dinamo 2 - 0 AMBIENTAL (365368373)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 18965 to Dinamo vl Arena. Fujimaru Inoguchi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Idriss El Bouazzaoui and Akseli Salli. Dinamo started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Delattre - Matanović, Sirvent, Drieman, Slavkov - Dan, Arlotti, Gyurdzhiyski, Fernández - Dumitrescu, Appia.

AMBIENTAL decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Suárez - Senden, Bettges, Gâlea, Vietzke - Reynaert, Enzinger, Endner, Dorne - Friis, Cerino.

Dinamo demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. It was obvious that AMBIENTAL were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. P. Cerino of AMBIENTAL received a yellow card after 13 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. AMBIENTAL pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. With 28 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as I. Drieman flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. The pressing tactics used by AMBIENTAL were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Dinamo, with 56 percent of the ball.

Dinamo's D. Dumitrescu saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 63 minutes. D. Dorne really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by M. Enzinger after a corner. A cross coming in on the right hand side left D. Vietzke alone in front of the goal after 69 minutes but his shot was woeful. P. Cerino made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defence cleared the ball to a corner. AMBIENTAL's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. With 88 minutes played, the visitors almost levelled the score. M. Senden shot a hard curved free kick, striking the post. Dinamo caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 89 minutes into the match. E. Fernández was able to finish off the move - 2 - 0. Dinamo had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Dinamo's best player was M. Arlotti. However, L. Delattre made a disastrous appearance. AMBIENTAL's top performer was clearly M. Senden. T. Reynaert turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.