Sulan 2 - 1 Hamnen (379713167)

18897 spectators had come to You´ll never walk alone this cloudy day. Jos Bekenkamp was the appointed referee. Sulan decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Johansson - Fintanakis, Ståhlbeck, Sorlin - Öhrér, Bazzolo, Lobjois, Rehbock, Askenhult - Sidzhimov, Bellotto.

A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Hamnen. The following players took the field: Ceusters - Tunger, Meroño, Hirsch, Levajkovski, Pettersson - Hins, Ghetti, Bänninger - Donner, Alsfelder.

Sulan used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Hamnen. Sulan had a chance to take the lead after A. Fintanakis's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 3 minutes. Sulan's F. Bazzolo was shown a yellow card after 4 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Many thought M. Askenhult ought to have been awarded a penalty 5 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around D. Ceusters after a determined run through the middle. Sulan had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. A. Fintanakis caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 17 minutes. This gave Sulan the 1 - 0 lead. Sulan increased the lead as K. Öhrér struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Sulan enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 75 percent of possession.

52 minutes into the game, R. Donner finished off a Hamnen left wing counterattack, making the score 2 - 1. After 69 minutes, Hamnen switched R. Donner with K. Carlley, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. H. Bänninger was the new captain of Hamnen - handed the armband by the departing player. Y. Sidzhimov could have increased the lead after 77 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Sulan, with 74 percent of the ball.

Y. Sidzhimov performed admirably for Sulan. K. Öhrér was a disappointment, however. Hamnen's best player was H. Alsfelder. A. Tunger on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.