Invinsible 0 - 2 BaZZy (374777285)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12000 at Cape Town Arena today. Nicola Moscardino was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jip Olthuis and Bengt Carlsson. Invinsible decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Dopfer - Dimitrievski, Serrano, Saenredam - Ostermann, Wery, Batsums, Nilsen, Vieri - Billard, Grob.

BaZZy tactics involved an interesting 5-5-0 combination. They fielded: De Angelo - Ellerman, Bochra, Pröpper, Wemmenhove, Špehar - Jongsma, Renard, Rovati, Hijdra, Winkler -.

Today, BaZZy's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. BaZZy's L. Ellerman got himself booked for a foul. After 28 minutes, BaZZy sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached R. Hijdra, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 0 - 1. It was 0 - 1 at the break. BaZZy had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

57 minutes into the game a free kick by G. Špehar found its way through the home side's poorly assembled defensive formation, making BaZZy's lead 0 - 2. BaZZy's R. Hijdra was shown a yellow card after 74 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 76 minutes of game time, M. Rovati had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but G. Dopfer was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Rovati from BaZZy a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 77 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 81 minutes BaZZy's J. Wemmenhove limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Invinsible's P. Vieri managed a superb strike from the left after 86 minutes that would have left goalkeeper A. De Angelo without a chance, had it not hit the post. When L. Ellerman made yet another studs-first tackle after 87 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the BaZZy player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

Most important Invinsible player was H. Ostermann. On the other hand, P. Vieri's play was disheartening. M. Rovati performed admirably for BaZZy. However, J. Wemmenhove made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 2.