Føroyar 0 - 1 Slovenija (376979515)

134498 spectators arrived at Tórsvøllur, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Abdelazziz El Hadden was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Richard Cavillon and Burkhard Rinteln. Føroyar tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Rámark - Vágfjall, Tórsteinsen, Háberg, í Sjeagarði - Godtfred, á Borg, í Búðini, við Úlvsá, Tyril - á Lakjuni.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Slovenija. They fielded: Kocijan - Brkić, Bizant, Volavec - Vezirevič, Kordyš, Čohilj, Toporišič, Dernovšek - Brulc, Dundovič.

It was an obvious ambition of Føroyar to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 14 minutes into the match left Slovenija's G. Čohilj completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The crowd gasped as Á. Háberg of Føroyar was flattened by an opponent after 20 minutes and had to be carried off. N. Jónson came in off the bench. With 32 minutes played, N. Brulc nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. L. Bizant looked to be heading one way when he unexpectedly passed the ball to A. Dernovšek. The move caught everyone off-guard, including his teammate, who panicked and kicked the ball out of play by accident. B. Toporišič could have put his team up another goal 42 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. Good work by the Føroyar defensive line after 43 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found J. Vágfjall alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Slovenija, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

The Slovenija coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 46 minutes into the game. After 50 minutes of game time, Š. Kordyš had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but H. Rámark was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. After a short break after 71 minutes, Slovenija seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. The coach of Slovenija was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 71 minutes, Đ. Javnik came on for N. Brulc. After 77 minutes, Slovenija began to show their lack of experience and they threatened to wilt under the heavy pressure from their opposition. Slovenija enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

Føroyar's best player was R. Tyril. S. við Úlvsá was a disappointment, however. Slovenija's top performer was clearly F. Kocijan. However, A. Dernovšek made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 1.