Optimisterna 1 - 3 Söderbröder (378893004)

Clouds darkened the skies at The Bright Side as 2805 spectators turned up for the match. Rastislav Mäkký was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Liu Zu-Wei and Sotiris Christofis. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Optimisterna. The following players took the field: Gonzalvo - Imhoff, Gripenstedt, Tranner - Lazur, Combeller, Staciwa, Nunes, Pettersson - Dalstad, Lupala.

Söderbröder had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Novković - Larsson, Gröönhall - Svensson, Ekenland, Mellstrand, Yaseen, Grzdulec - Gustavsson, Moscato, Grönflod.

Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 5 minutes into the match left Söderbröder's H. Grönflod completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. After 8 minutes, O. Staciwa got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. After 9 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Optimisterna's P. Lupala being carried off the pitch and replaced by D. Milačić. No matter how hard he tried, R. Tranner just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 11 minutes. The home crowd was not impressed when M. Larsson came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 21 minutes. Söderbröder were now up 0 - 2. Optimisterna had a brilliant opportunity to reply as D. Milačić received a high ball from the right, striking the ball in the air. Only M. Novković's reflexes saved him. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. Optimisterna claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

A drive down the left side allowed C. Gustavsson to get in close and score another goal for Söderbröder after 55 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 3. Confident in their lead, Söderbröder's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. It took several tries, but Optimisterna managed to break through on the left after 57 minutes, getting the ball to D. Milačić who easily reduced the lead to make the score 1 - 3. The Söderbröder players could smell victory in the air. E. Moscato wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for G. Enggård after 75 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Optimisterna, with 54 percent of the ball.

F. Dalstad performed admirably for Optimisterna. E. Gripenstedt was a disappointment, however. Most important Söderbröder player was H. Grönflod. On the other hand, M. Larsson's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 3.