Brigada 0 - 3 AS-CLUB-BZDBC (380809536)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 26315 to Ghencea Holy Ground. Heikki Laurila was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Michel Leithäuser and Tore Skals Jensen. Brigada had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Strange - Lichtnelke, Summa, Knappmann, Bilger - Monzón, Oggioni, Picabea, Metsäntaus - Mittermaier, Spaan.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for AS-CLUB-BZDBC. The following players had been chosen: Fintanatos - Hayme, Timiş, Soare, Rueda - Perova, Rusu, Dragu, Rusu, Samaniego - Ditu.

Brigada clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Pressing was the tactic of the day for AS-CLUB-BZDBC. With 5 minutes played D. Mittermaier almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. The sun seemed to put B. Knappmann in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. Making his way up the middle 26 minutes into the match, D. Spaan almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert T. Fintanatos blocked it to keep the score level. Given a free kick close to the byline, AS-CLUB-BZDBC tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let I. Rusu slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 1, 27 minutes into the game. The home keeper was stunned 29 minutes into the match when he misjudged the free kick by T. Ditu and dived in the wrong direction. The visitors increased the lead to 0 - 2. By now, the players in AS-CLUB-BZDBC felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 32 minutes in, Brigada's G. Picabea received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. AS-CLUB-BZDBC claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

The referee showed Brigada's R. Lichtnelke the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 78 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for T. Ditu who increased AS-CLUB-BZDBC's lead to 0 - 3. C. Dragu was, after 80 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper J. Strange made the save. AS-CLUB-BZDBC had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Brigada's top performer was clearly D. Spaan. On the other hand, L. Monzón's play was disheartening. AS-CLUB-BZDBC's best player was I. Rusu. L. Rueda was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 3.