Gurije 2 - 0 FCF (367055105)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 33120 at Arena Zmagovalcov today. Patrick Haaja was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Amaro Rondão and Achim Fammler. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Gurije. The following players took the field: Moeller - Raki, Palmbrant, Sunesson, Jakeman - Sepúlveda, Rullo, Ramsøy, Hrovatin - Robinette, Fargeot.

FCF tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. Lineup: Ülkü - Lopes, Eftaras, Kolegar, Spaccamonti, Heisen - Lohikoski, Bãtrînu, Zadylak, Muñoz Hidalgo - Cismas.

Gurije's C. Robinette has the wonderful ability to create chances out of thin air. 4 minutes into the match he bamboozled a couple of opposition defenders before sending the keeper the wrong way and sidefooting the ball home into an empty net. That totally unexpected burst of flair made it 1 - 0. I. Cismas made a run for the goal 10 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. Halftime score was 1 - 0. FCF had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

V. Sepúlveda stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving Gurije the goal to make it 2 - 0. The bench was restless, and with 75 minutes passed FCF's coach gave J. Hogenhuis the opportunity the player had been hoping for. F. Bãtrînu reluctantly left the field. After 75 minutes, FCF switched T. Lohikoski with G. Stagni, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Possession in this half belonged to FCF, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Gurije's best player was H. Ramsøy. K. Hrovatin turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important FCF player was M. Kolegar. U. Muñoz Hidalgo on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.