Pfand 3 - 1 BLOMQUIST (377487826)

1953 punters turned up at Klausenböhl Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Arkadiusz Grylewicz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Leo Saccucci and Ilya Kinchin. Pfand decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Ränzelgasse - Satyanarayana, Payet, Merenda, Arkema - Gardet, Constantinescu, Blatty, Thévenaz, Kieper - Bragari.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for BLOMQUIST. Starters: Regolin - Ichim, Kós, Grafl - Iosif, Bulmagă, Negreanu, Eperjesi, Uruc - Campoamor, Bercaru.

BLOMQUIST tried to focus their attacks down the middle. With 3 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as F. Thévenaz flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Pfand to 2 - 0 as S. Bragari finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. There was concern in the stands when, at the 29 minute mark, BLOMQUIST's V. Kós hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. Cheers filled the stadium as P. Payet broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to Pfand. By now, the players in Pfand felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Pfand, with 64 percent of the ball.

N. Uruc's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert F. Campoamor was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for BLOMQUIST. 3 - 1. Pfand's P. Payet swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. Possession in this half belonged to Pfand, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

F. Thévenaz performed admirably for Pfand. T. Ränzelgasse was a disappointment, however. BLOMQUIST's top performer was clearly F. Campoamor. V. Kós turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 1.