Emperors 3 - 1 Dorval (378259175)

Clouds darkened the skies at The battle field as 3013 spectators turned up for the match. Paul Stroud was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Raimund Iberl and Joep Gardon. Emperors decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. They fielded: Brendli - Beets, Konraad, Rzońca - de Deus, Everett, Căruntu, Paugam - Zwaaf, van Bronckhorst, Jol.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Dorval. Lineup: Labé - Salinas, Söderlund, Guichard - Teethong, Barrett, Callahan, Salis, Davison - Flint, Parr.

Dorval were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Dorval's O. Söderlund got himself booked for a foul. Emperors broke through on the left 20 minutes into the game, with S. Paugam firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. Emperors's N. Căruntu was shown a yellow card after 21 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Emperors's N. Căruntu increasing the lead to 2 - 0. With 35 minutes played, A. Teethong of Dorval fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. R. Davison had a lethal looking free kick that grazed the post after 36 minutes. The counterattacks of Emperors were deadly and 37 minutes into the game, E. Jol received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 3 - 0. With 38 minutes played, S. Paugam could have brought this one home for Emperors as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Emperors, who controlled the ball 66 percent of the time.

The visitors got a chance to pulling one back after 61 minutes, due to a defensive blunder leaving R. Flint completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side's keeper. With 83 minutes played, Emperors's N. Zwaaf almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Ater 85 minutes A. Teethong seized on an opportunistic attack from the right, and scored for Dorval making it 3 - 1. Emperors claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 62 percent.

The most dominating Emperors player was without a doubt R. Everett. However, S. van Bronckhorst made a disastrous appearance. Dorval's best player was R. Salinas. On the other hand, G. Barrett's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.