BoBkatZ 4 - 0 Perdida (370781677)

30200 punters turned up at Ringue de Arcena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Kenneth Holmgaard was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jerzy Sobanski and Boris Demyanenko. BoBkatZ had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Lineup: Zucchelli - Rduch, Dowd, Stocco, Perrott - Bonnet, de la Maza, Stuknis, Sciarratta, Ebedli - Valadares.

Perdida started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Lopes Conceição - Bedevi, Vilaverde, Ferrão - Kirkegaard, Knutsson, Melo, van den Broek, Carvalho Pinto - Elosidieta, Pană.

BoBkatZ used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Some great play up the middle by BoBkatZ led to a chance for B. Rduch to score after 9 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Perdida's R. Pană was shown a yellow card after 24 minutes for slicing down an opponent. BoBkatZ were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. BoBkatZ claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

D. Melo made several blunders at the end of the game, causing a good deal of unrest in the defensive line. Given a free kick close to the byline, BoBkatZ tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let P. Valadares slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 0, 76 minutes into the game. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in BoBkatZ's P. Valadares increasing the lead to 2 - 0. It might be a while before the fans see BoBkatZ's F. Zucchelli again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 80 minute mark. He was replaced by J. Sarviharju. After 83 minutes, P. Perrott put BoBkatZ ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. BoBkatZ managed to extend their lead to 4 - 0 when J. de la Maza cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The players of BoBkatZ now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for BoBkatZ, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. P. Valadares could have increased the lead after 88 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by BoBkatZ, with 80 percent of the ball.

Most important BoBkatZ player was S. Sciarratta. J. Sarviharju turned in a dismal performance, however. Perdida's top performer was clearly R. Pană. S. Ferrão was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 0.