AOF 1 - 6 GRIVI (378664031)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 3086 had shown up at Evergreen Gardens Stadium for the match. Nichlas Söderstål was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Udo Michaux and Stipe Sešlar. AOF had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Costello - Slėdniovas, Gerulaitis, Negrebeckis - Pīzelis, Sesickas, Moriakovas, Sorokoletovas, Gurinovas - Avižinis, Mularczyk.

GRIVI tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Ferri - Viviani, Callejas, Lanconelli - Piazzo, Coira Guimarey, Kjos, Surian - Roxas Sotolongo, Venneri, Cosp.

0 - 1 was the score with 17 minutes played, after S. Surian cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for GRIVI. GRIVI's A. Venneri left the field after 27 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was M. Pinho. GRIVI caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 30 minutes into the match. E. Viviani was able to finish off the move - 0 - 2. 37 minutes into the game, GRIVI worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. After 38 minutes, GRIVI's A. Cosp burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 3. After 39 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for M. Kjos who increased GRIVI's lead to 0 - 4. Confident in their lead, GRIVI's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 0 - 4 was the halftime score. GRIVI claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

It took several tries, but AOF managed to break through on the left after 50 minutes, getting the ball to E. Sesickas who easily reduced the lead to make the score 1 - 4. After 60 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave S. Surian a chance to increase the lead for GRIVI, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 5. Some fine movement on the left led to a GRIVI goal after 62 minutes, making it 1 - 6. S. Piazzo was noted down as the scorer. E. Sorokoletovas of AOF was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. V. Lanconelli came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over P. Costello but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. AOF's V. Slėdniovas found himself alone on the left side 80 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! Possession in this half belonged to GRIVI, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

AOF's best player was S. Gurinovas. B. Mularczyk on the other hand, had a terrible day. GRIVI's top performer was clearly M. Pinho. On the other hand, S. Surian's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 6.