RUM 3 - 2 FCF (379724448)

2791 fans braved the pouring rain at San Síro. Flavio Trenor was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Filip Kolín and Giorgio Laperna. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for RUM. Starters: Zapiór - Niehof, Macia - Ilıcak, Abdi, Loleit, Martinez, Tibackx - Sanfeliu, Abbink, Dubail.

FCF tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Le Flem - Gürbay, Gündüz, Gökbayrak, Terece - Aslan, Yelcan, Turgaç, Eren - Karakoç, Kaya.

Today, FCF's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The guests took the lead 28 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in K. Kaya scoring to make it 0 - 1. With the crowd on their feet chanting wildly, some great moves down the right hand side after 33 minutes gave RUM a wonderful opportunity to level the score, and V. Dubail stepped up to the challenge. 1 - 1 F. Ilıcak didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. FCF's B. Eren was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - S. Aslan managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 2 after 41 minutes. It was 1 - 2 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to RUM, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

O. Turgaç left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. E. Sert was the replacement. Content with how the game was proceeding, the FCF coach let C. Özal replace T. Gündüz after 46 minutes. The FCF players could smell victory in the air. M. Gürbay wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for S. Ergazi after 46 minutes. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 47 minutes played, L. Macia of RUM made the score 2 - 2. RUM broke through on the left 58 minutes into the game, with N. Tibackx firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 3 - 2 lead. With 66 minutes played, K. Kaya of FCF fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like K. Kaya. U. Gökbayrak spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. With 74 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, J. Loleit needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. RUM enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

L. Macia performed admirably for RUM. S. Zapiór on the other hand, had a terrible day. FCF's best player was B. Eren. U. Gökbayrak turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 2.