Barca 3 - 1 CONCORD (365857873)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 65764 that came out to IL FENOMENO. Filip Håkansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ahmed Indahl and Kenneth Valbjørn. Barca had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Kamnikar - Adolfsson, Loftsson, Martinoski - Dzaurov, Dzartevski, Igov, Dzikov, Platts - Vučetić, Ayçetin.

CONCORD tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Halay - Ambrogetti, Sérot, van den Brakel - Proevski, Fernández Folguera, Bresliev, Pitucha, Dias Graça - Trajanov, Amador.

Barca took the lead 2 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as G. Vučetić elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. M. Pitucha of CONCORD was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Barca, with 62 percent of the ball.

S. Igov acted foolishly after 52 minutes, giving the ball up to CONCORD's R. Amador who had no trouble finding the back of the net. 1 - 1. CONCORD had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 59 minutes in when M. Sérot came up alone against R. Kamnikar who managed a block. D. Dzartevski gave Barca the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 The intense heat forced D. Dzartevski into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. Barca were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 78 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by D. Dzartevski. 3 - 1 for the home side. Barca claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

Most important Barca player was D. Dzartevski. J. Platts turned in a dismal performance, however. CONCORD's top performer was clearly R. Amador. M. Sérot was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 1.