lol 82 1 - 0 dux29 (378603198)

It had rained all day, but 587 hardy fans still made it out to Owns Stadium. Yoshiro Masuno was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rick Abma and Tião da Matta. lol 82 started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Rampazzi - Furnari, Pilotto, Baji, Robin - Toni, Ficano, Nemes - Grabek, Isărescu, Parhizgar.

A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for dux29. The following players took the field: Voss - Zihlmann, Reutern, Skokowski, Rivi, Ivarsson - Cuní, Ivičić, Telem, Pachamé - Longoni.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for dux29. lol 82 took the lead 5 minutes into the match after a magnificent free kick by H. Baji that made the score 1 - 0. lol 82's G. Rampazzi left the field after 23 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was J. Martikainen. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Grabek from lol 82 a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 30 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 1 - 0 was the halftime score. lol 82 claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

dux29's counterattacks created a good chance for D. Longoni on the right after 54 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. With 63 minutes gone, P. Cuní suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by dux29 caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. H. Baji could have increased the lead after 64 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. dux29's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 65 minutes gone, but D. Longoni's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by lol 82, with 58 percent of the ball.

D. Nemes performed admirably for lol 82. G. Pilotto on the other hand, had a terrible day. dux29's best player was T. Zihlmann. On the other hand, G. Pachamé's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.