G_ilad 0 - 3 maccabi (377710038)

48063 spectators had found their way to gilad arena, despite the heavy rain. Yiotis Fterougas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jerzy Gątarek and Goh Teck Pin. G_ilad tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Aniţă - Picapiedra, Baranes, Bachar - Erez, Elkabets, Glikman, Telem, Shirazi - Benado, Mínguez.

maccabi decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Hackl - Zhantevski, Bosman, Viilup, Arriaga - Paul, Ahumada, Kotenev, Mosnier - Berliński, Cabale.

G_ilad used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for maccabi. J. Berliński spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of maccabi's R. Cabale after 19 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. Halftime score was 0 - 1. G_ilad had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

A. Erez was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. After 76 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave K. Zhantevski a chance to increase the lead for maccabi, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. R. Cabale increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. After this, you could see that the players of maccabi were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Possession in this half belonged to G_ilad, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Most important G_ilad player was Y. Glikman. O. Bachar was a disappointment, however. The most dominating maccabi player was without a doubt R. Hackl. S. Mosnier on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.