Swords 2 - 0 Zat2 (374647581)

35448 spectators had come to Swordsdome this cloudy day. Giovanni Martignetti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fabian Paradis and Otto Malling. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Swords. The following players had been chosen: Škrinjar - Hirvensalo, Erazo, Mistiri - Konyachenko, Bailer, Harning, Culuene - Ackerman, Velkavrh, Wernsdorff.

Zat2 tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Júlio - Puig, Vidriksen, Tjugum, Peña Lorca - Ovalle, Gobbens, Mudde, Pouthier - 爍祥 (Shuoxiang), Bratschi.

The referee showed Zat2's L. Ovalle the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, Q. Ackerman of Swords spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Swords took the lead after 29 minutes as a result of E. Harning's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. 30 minutes in, Swords's E. Harning received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 32 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as K. Wernsdorff broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Swords. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Swords lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Swords's B. Velkavrh got himself booked for a foul. Zat2 certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but M. Bratschi just wasn't able to finish. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Swords enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

Swords had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

The most dominating Swords player was without a doubt Q. Ackerman. C. Mistiri was a disappointment, however. Zat2's top performer was clearly A. Gobbens. On the other hand, J. Tjugum's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.