Celtics 1 - 0 Atletico (378173544)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1616 at Bosna Celtics Arena today. Simon Gabriel Eilers was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rafael Ejea and Mika Pakkanen. Celtics started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Gratz - Rus, García de la Plata, Podvoiskis, Mihăilă - Hindel, Deák, Kruk, Paredes, Gomnar - Fantaguzzi.

Atletico had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Harangozó - Schifano, Kitbuqa, Dobrila - Tsioris, Özbek, Acerete Guillén, Lučić, Rigo - Baldvinsson, Astete.

Celtics decided to play creatively. Today, Atletico's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. After a fine move down the middle D. Mihăilă nearly gave the home side a goal after 19 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. J. Acerete Guillén of Atletico was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Atletico's D. Kitbuqa refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 33 minutes. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Celtics, who controlled the ball 66 percent of the time.

Atletico's S. Özbek was shown a yellow card after 47 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Celtics were forced into a substitution as D. Mihăilă couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing K. Stričević to come in off the bench. Celtics fans held their breath as L. Fantaguzzi scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! R. Paredes neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to J. Deák who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post. Celtics had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

T. Podvoiskis performed admirably for Celtics. On the other hand, K. Stričević's play was disheartening. Most important Atletico player was A. Dobrila. N. Tsioris on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.