Cool 3 - 0 Three (379830156)

1724 spectators arrived at Zombie Zoo, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Jannik Genin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Damiano Cigala and Kai Lund. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Cool. The following players had been chosen: Cuerden - Tuqiri, Peponis, Wooden - McEwen, Orozco, Toovey, Abbott - Schweisfurth, Ellison, Justsen.

Three tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Crocetti - Valerija, Fasanotti, Piromallo - Ivanišević, Nijholt, Buys, Sprickelortsschneise, Jakūbauskas - Oriana, Cumaro.

Cool used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave K. McEwen from Cool a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 10 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Cool's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. It wasn't a pretty goal, but the free kick by M. Justsen after 21 minutes somehow found its way past the keeper. Cool takes the lead, 1 - 0! Cool's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Cool's M. Tuqiri saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 27 minutes. 33 minutes into the game, Cool had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to inadequate. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Cool had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

The Cool players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. The coach of Cool was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 46 minutes, V. Wainwright came on for D. Cuerden. M. Justsen became the new Cool captain. After 46 minutes, Three switched G. Buys with A. Anelli, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The bench was restless, and with 46 minutes passed Three's coach gave P. Mida the opportunity the player had been hoping for. V. Fasanotti reluctantly left the field. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Three's G. Cumaro was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 46 minutes. R. Praszczyk was given a chance to change things around. After 56 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and M. Justsen gave the Cool supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Cool coach let L. Faulkes replace H. Ellison after 59 minutes. Cool's S. Wooden increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 60 minutes. At this time in the match, Cool were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. 69 minutes in, Cool appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. M. Tuqiri left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 70 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. A. Kargbo was the replacement. L. Faulkes dispatched a majestic long shot 76 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. Cool enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

Most important Cool player was V. Wainwright. W. Peponis turned in a dismal performance, however. S. Valerija performed admirably for Three. N. Crocetti was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 0.