stokey 2 - 0 Evaton (379724503)

Clear skies welcomed the 57658 spectators who had made their way to stokey blues Arena. Clemens Robbe was the appointed referee. stokey had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Craveiro - Krygowski, Bechstrøm, Weeda - Sakkas, Collis, Rath, Huddlestone, Alhan - Walton, Lloyd.

A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Evaton. The following players had been chosen: Salerno - Vella, Stevenson, Levanon, Emborg - Asukas, Pelaio, Sherwood - Vicente-Beltrán, van de Korput, Drenthen.

For their match strategy, Evaton had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. With 27 minutes gone, M. Levanon suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Evaton caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Many thought A. Walton ought to have been awarded a penalty 28 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around D. Salerno after a determined run through the middle. stokey took the lead, 1 - 0, after a penalty 35 minutes into the match. T. Sakkas scored from the penalty spot. With 38 minutes played, C. Alhan could have brought this one home for stokey as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Coming in from the right, Evaton had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 39 minutes, but H. Stevenson's attempt to finish was easily stopped. It was 1 - 0 at the break. stokey enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 76 percent of possession.

stokey increased the lead as J. Bechstrøm struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. After 60 minutes, Evaton switched M. Levanon with T. Konok, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Content with how the game was proceeding, the stokey coach let B. Douglas replace G. Rath after 60 minutes. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Evaton's E. van de Korput was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 65 minutes. K. Larsen was given a chance to change things around. A great save by keeper D. Salerno after 78 minutes kept the visitors in the game after C. Collis struck from the left with a real cannonball. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by stokey, with 70 percent of the ball.

L. Lloyd performed admirably for stokey. However, M. Krygowski made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Evaton player was without a doubt T. Konok. L. Asukas on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.