S.G.T.V. 0 - 1 UnitedAgainstRacism (366181433)

19315 spectators had found their way to Gardens Arena, despite the heavy rain. Carlo La Placa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alojzije Vještica and Sopheaktra Sinoun. S.G.T.V. tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Walg - Pellicciotta, Marchesini, Magnetti - Coulon, Rodrigues Guedes, Arsene, Kayı, Nardelli - Prameshuber, Robertsson.

UnitedAgainstRacism decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Starters: Molus - Pupolin, Bananoia, Salomonsen - Zubieta, Cubas, Matarrese, Kando - Brandeiro, Federici, Potesta.

UnitedAgainstRacism were relying on their ability to counter-attack. UnitedAgainstRacism's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing A. Pupolin to score easily from the right flank for 0 - 1. P. Nardelli was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. N. Brandeiro came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over D. Walg but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. A counterattack by S.G.T.V. after 41 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but G. Prameshuber, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. After 42 minutes S.G.T.V.'s P. Nardelli limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. The home crowd cheered when, after 43 minutes, V. Potesta's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to S.G.T.V., who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

64 minutes into the game, UnitedAgainstRacism worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. S.G.T.V.'s J. Coulon put his head to a high ball coming in from the right after 77 minutes, but the ball went wide. S.G.T.V. had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

V. Robertsson performed admirably for S.G.T.V.. On the other hand, A. Magnetti's play was disheartening. The most dominating UnitedAgainstRacism player was without a doubt N. Brandeiro. J. Zubieta turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 1.