united 1 - 3 Glafla (379180475)

1395 punters turned up at 14 Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Jord Grimmelikhuijsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marius Schallenberg and Carsten Telgte. united tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Natzuka - Meyers, Marchant - Van Barel, Lăzărescu, Bovijn, Melis, Weyten - Deseintebein, Missiaen, Diosdado.

Glafla had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Callejas - Gafa', Vanhaverbeke, Kubas - Neves Rosa, Polet, Darienko, Mennella, Kaluđerović - Van Geyt, Aendenhof.

The incalculable S. Melis of united did everything right as he set up L. Deseintebein for a goal after 20 minutes. Unfortunately, the strike missed its target. F. Polet was in the clear after breaking the offside trap following a Glafla counterattack from the left after 35 minutes. His neat finish made the score 0 - 1. united's G. Lăzărescu made an attempt at equalising 37 minutes into the match, coming in from the right, but the ball hit the post and the defence easily cleared the rebound. Glafla increased their lead after 39 minutes when B. Darienko broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 2, much to the home crowd's dismay. G. Lăzărescu of united received a yellow card after 40 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by united, with 62 percent of the ball.

united's L. Deseintebein got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 1 - 2. With 62 minutes played, Glafla put themselves up 1 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was T. Van Geyt. The players of Glafla now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 66 minutes in, united's R. Missiaen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A. Kubas of Glafla had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. M. Duval came in to finish the match. The Glafla captaincy was handed to M. Duval. united claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

united's best player was S. Melis. F. Diosdado on the other hand, had a terrible day. M. Duval performed admirably for Glafla. J. Callejas was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.