sportive 0 - 1 MONASTIR (374249969)

38600 spectators had found their way to al mal3eb el baladi bejdeida, despite the heavy rain. Polizois Roditis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alexander Hartmann and Büke Çapkur. sportive had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Veres - Rotondo, van den Bos, Nepela, Magath - Ladhari, Bonner, Košťál, Zvietich, Voják - Lay.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for MONASTIR. They fielded: Bliesransbach - Racine, Venderickx, Jessen, Pais - Villazán, Knörr, Kościelny, Benini, Pohlmann - Podgórniak.

sportive saw most attack opportunities on the wings. sportive could have put themselves ahead after 15 minutes but N. Ladhari missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. A counterattack by MONASTIR after 31 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but A. Villazán, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. With 33 minutes played, R. Košťál of sportive fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to sportive, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

M. Voják didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. J. van den Bos got left behind when MONASTIR's K. Podgórniak made a sudden run forward after 61 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 0 - 1! Content with how the game was proceeding, the MONASTIR coach let K. Biewenga replace S. Pohlmann after 65 minutes. C. Lay was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for sportive with a strike from the left, but E. Bliesransbach managed to ward the shot off for a corner. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by sportive, with 56 percent of the ball.

sportive's best player was P. Zvietich. On the other hand, R. Košťál's play was disheartening. Most important MONASTIR player was F. Racine. W. Venderickx turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 1.