Seashells 1 - 0 Golden (379463644)

It had rained all day, but 745 hardy fans still made it out to Seashell Oval. Salvatore Leopardi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jędrek Michalski and Carlos Salvador Bécar. Seashells had chosen a strategic 5-5-0 formation. Lineup: Saia - de Slager, Caviezel, Averdonk, Fierlings-Hamann, Kiwan - Aničić, Bahroji, Medoń, Wennink, Stuur -.

A 5-5-0 alignment was the formation of choice for Golden. The following players had been chosen: Oskarsson - Olengren, Topçu, Schild, Short, Virastuk - Cuiñas, Serafino, Łobacz, Fiala, Skretteberg -.

The strategy for Seashells was to use their ability to press. Golden immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Thighs bulging, W. Medoń charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. Seashells pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. G. Łobacz of Golden received a yellow card after 22 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. As the clock reached 30 minutes, Seashells decided to regroup. H. Bahroji gave C. de Slager a little pat on the back as they changed positions on the pitch. At this time in the match, Golden were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The referee showed Golden's S. Short the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Seashells, as Ó. Saia left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. D. Mihályfi took his place on the field. G. Łobacz slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Golden, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

After 57 minutes, the defensive line of Seashells created a counterattack through the middle that gave E. Averdonk a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Golden's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. S. Stuur's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert D. Aničić was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for Seashells. 1 - 0. 76 minutes into the game Seashells managed a counterattack, but D. Aničić took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, S. Skretteberg got himself booked. The manager of Golden was not happy. With 89 minutes played, the Golden coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. R. Stegemann came on, S. Fiala had to leave the fray. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Golden's A. Serafino was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 89 minutes. M. Fernhout was given a chance to change things around. Golden claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Seashells's best player was W. Medoń. However, D. Mihályfi made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Golden player was without a doubt G. Łobacz. On the other hand, P. Virastuk's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.