Árva 0 - 0 Favorit (368454528)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 41754 had shown up at Árva Fiúk FC. Arena for the match. Merijn van der Hoeven was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nathan East and Dario van de Heuvel. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Árva. They fielded: Ćwik - Vatatzis, Gerlach, Dezső - Jagosz, França, Purmonen, Szałak, Münnichshöfer - Nagtegaal, Pozhinskiy.

Favorit tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. Starters: Marín Sánchez - Mena, Sulc, Boris, Gilman, Federico - Galhão, Segovia, Laynes, Hůla - Påske.

The wings were the focus of most of Árva's attacks today. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Favorit. After 16 minutes, Favorit were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. V. Boris did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Árva, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

Árva were very close to putting themselves one up after 63 minutes as A. Szałak got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Favorit had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 64 minutes, but V. Boris's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. Árva were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. With 69 minutes gone, M. Påske suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Favorit caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Favorit's W. Hůla was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 73 minutes. With 86 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Favorit resulted in a counterattack that set A. Segovia free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Árva, with 61 percent of the ball.

I. Purmonen performed admirably for Árva. A. Jagosz was a disappointment, however. Most important Favorit player was E. Mena. On the other hand, W. Hůla's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.