l7 1 - 0 BUREBISTA_ (380827319)

It had rained all day, but 48400 hardy fans still made it out to 'Fair Play' Arena. Li Hong was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ashwin Bosloo and Henrique Serra. l7 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Florea - Delgado, Räikkönen, Bretoni - Jury, Brousset, Redolad, Schoener, Kharaishvili - Kankaanpää, Avram.

BUREBISTA_ had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Borrego - Fiat, Ersü, Gheorghe - Nişcoveanu, Radovan, Tiiman, Klinger, Bogušovský - Oxér, Ramalho.

BUREBISTA_ seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. They were singing the praises of V. Kankaanpää 22 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to l7. V. Brousset could have increased the lead after 23 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Some things can only be learned through experience, and F. Radovan should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting l7 a goal with 25 minutes of the match played. S. Borrego was caught napping as I. Redolad lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. I. Redolad should probably have put his team up another goal after 31 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by S. Borrego kept the visitors in the game. With 32 minutes gone, BUREBISTA_ had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, F. Radovan did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. Halftime score was 1 - 0. BUREBISTA_ enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

V. Kankaanpää had a fantastic opportunity to put l7 up another goal 55 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. G. Ramalho made a run for the goal 71 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. l7 had to make a substitution after 73 minutes. V. Brousset limped off the field and was replaced by C. Sotoc. With 81 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after G. Ramalho came through the middle, but his kick went wide. BUREBISTA_ claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

Most important l7 player was V. Kankaanpää. However, C. Sotoc made a disastrous appearance. M. Tiiman performed admirably for BUREBISTA_. C. Fiat on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.