SKUP 0 - 9 Pablovisk (375937602)

30663 punters turned up at Parque SKUP, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Fabian Ellinger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Šime Matijić and Bart Rognoni. SKUP decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Walters - do Rio, Cassola - Kazik, Rosenin, Zanda, Peper, Stănilă - Boshouwers, Mollo, Averescu.

Pablovisk started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Inversi - Lambev, Pihlborg, Tiihamäki - Evangelatov, Guillermo, Larsson, Bischoffhausen, Chaves - Poelz, Thate.

It was an obvious ambition of Pablovisk to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Pablovisk's K. Tiihamäki gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 16 minutes with a superb strike from the right. After 19 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for T. Larsson who increased Pablovisk's lead to 0 - 2. After this, you could see that the players of Pablovisk were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. With 42 minutes played, Pablovisk put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was M. Guillermo. The referee signalled a penalty 43 minutes into the game following an offence which looked like it was outside the box. T. Larsson knocked it home to make the score 0 - 4. 0 - 4 was the halftime score. Pablovisk had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

A drive down the left side allowed K. Tiihamäki to get in close and score another goal for Pablovisk after 51 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 5. After 63 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed M. Pihlborg to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 6. After 65 minutes, Pablovisk felt secure enough to make a tactical change. M. Guillermo and J. Thate assumed each others positions on the field. K. Tiihamäki left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 65 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. M. Udrih was the replacement. The Pablovisk captaincy was handed to H. Chaves. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Pablovisk coach let M. Barbato replace J. Thate after 66 minutes. In the lead, Pablovisk adjusted their style of play with 66 minutes gone. In an effort to secure the lead, Pablovisk changed their tactic after 66 minutes. N. Peper of SKUP was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The home crowd was not impressed when K. Evangelatov came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 74 minutes. Pablovisk were now up 0 - 7. SKUP's H. Stănilă left the field after 78 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was O. Leme Soares. M. Guillermo increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 8. 83 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 9 as C. Poelz finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Pablovisk enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

Most important SKUP player was R. do Rio. C. Walters on the other hand, had a terrible day. Pablovisk's top performer was clearly M. Pihlborg. K. Evangelatov was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 9.