Malads 4 - 0 Barco (379352906)

The 4252 fans in attendance at Malads Olimpico were roasting in the hot sun. Román Azcárate was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Giuseppe Caboni and Johannes Altenbockum. Malads had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: França - Andries, Van Campenhout, Wawrzyniec, Gordo, Wellekens - Debecq, Bloeykens, Mostmans - Obbers, Ghekiere.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Barco. Starters: Caris - Ayerra, Pesavento - Alves, Serrano, Lehmussaari, Secula, Oliveros - Ergenç, Eberan, Ryjak.

For their match strategy, Malads had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Malads's B. Wellekens tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Barco's E. Ayerra got himself booked for a foul. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 24 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from B. Wellekens, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Malads put themselves up 2 - 0 when W. Obbers broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Malads's A. Gordo refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 38 minutes. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Malads claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

After 46 minutes, Barco switched M. Eberan with R. Grauwiler, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Barco needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes Ö. Ergenç made way for A. Suriak. The crowd gasped as A. Gordo of Malads was flattened by an opponent after 52 minutes and had to be carried off. C. Tallieu came in off the bench. B. Wellekens was the new captain of Malads - handed the armband by the departing player. The coach of Malads was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 60 minutes, J. Van Leeuw came on for M. Andries. After 60 minutes, Malads felt secure enough to make a tactical change. W. Debecq and C. Wawrzyniec assumed each others positions on the field. The Malads players could smell victory in the air. C. Wawrzyniec wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for W. Minnaert after 61 minutes. Malads solidified their lead at the 66 minute mark, as G. Ghekiere dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. Malads put in a good effort on the right, but W. Minnaert saw his volley fly wide of the mark 73 minutes into the game. Cheers filled the stadium as G. Ghekiere broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to Malads. After this, you could see that the players of Malads were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Malads, with 71 percent of the ball.

Most important Malads player was W. Minnaert. However, W. Debecq made a disastrous appearance. E. Ayerra performed admirably for Barco. On the other hand, A. Secula's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 0.