S.Hanita 4 - 1 Red stars (378915768)

2185 spectators had come to Spartak Arena this cloudy day. Mihály Élő was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stéphane Cavalli and Manuel Frey. S.Hanita started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Þórbergsson - Prestmoen, Søndergaard, Carbonera - Laga, Wögerbauer, Kettunen, Invernizzi, Diederich - Donkers, Prestes.

A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Red stars. Starters: Lessiak - De Bra, Biscaro, Stankovský, Breton, Guzmán Baños - Strážovský, Ovčík, Varino - Duchovný, Ábelovszki.

S.Hanita saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Red stars clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. J. Breton received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 3 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. When J. Kettunen was badly injured by a couple of strong tackles after 34 minutes, S.Hanita fans were unhappy to discover that it was not possible to make a substitution. S.Hanita broke through on the left 37 minutes into the game, with O. Prestmoen firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. S.Hanita's A. Prestes got himself booked for a foul. Players in S.Hanita heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. The unexpected cross pass from S.Hanita's K. Søndergaard after 42 minutes opened up the defence and was received by A. Prestes who finished off for 2 - 0. After 44 minutes, M. Wögerbauer sent the corner kick right to J. Donkers who headed it sharply past the keeper. 3 - 0! After 44 minutes Red stars tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, J. Breton's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. It was 3 - 0 at the break. S.Hanita claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 79 percent.

J. Donkers could have increased the lead after 47 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Ábelovszki from Red stars a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 50 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Coming from the right, A. Prestes almost managed to score another goal for S.Hanita, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Red stars were given a free kick 57 minutes into the game, just after a swift counter attack broke down. Rather than shooting straight at goal, it was directed at the area just in front of the keeper. The attackers made several runs and made it hard for the defenders to protect their goal. After a short tussle with a defender, R. Varino could finally lay the ball to rest behind the keeper. 3 - 1, and proof it can pay off to come prepared. Some mind-boggling play by Ľ. Ovčík almost resulted in a goal for S.Hanita, but H. Diederich's shot rebounded off the post. A. Prestes had a fantastic opportunity to put S.Hanita up another goal 69 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of S.Hanita to 4 - 1 as A. Laga finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. A great save by keeper A. Lessiak after 73 minutes kept the visitors in the game after J. Donkers struck from the left with a real cannonball. Possession in this half belonged to S.Hanita, who controlled the ball 80 percent of the time.

Most important S.Hanita player was A. Prestes. On the other hand, S. Þórbergsson's play was disheartening. The most dominating Red stars player was without a doubt L. Stankovský. Ľ. Duchovný was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.