Ostrava 2 - 0 SkSlaviaPraha (381385074)

28414 fans braved the pouring rain at Bazaly. Edoardo Teodoro Manganelli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Miguel Ângelo Arteiro and Ghanem Jebali. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Ostrava. Starters: Maggiore - Cacciamani, Spanò, Martinez - Satoniitty, Bozóky, Vraast, Nekrylov, Anaya - Huijsmans, Diodato.

SkSlaviaPraha had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. They fielded: Larionov - Sejkora, Trifunović, Wilkins, Jeschke, Kušljić - Alexe, Wyleziński, Červeň - Dirlammen, Árgyelán.

Ostrava demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. For their match strategy, SkSlaviaPraha had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. N. Vraast was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. After 35 minutes of play, D. Martinez gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, A. Cacciamani got himself booked. The manager of Ostrava was not happy. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Ostrava, with 68 percent of the ball.

N. Nekrylov spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. After 55 minutes, P. Diodato put Ostrava ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. With 60 minutes gone, H. Árgyelán suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by SkSlaviaPraha caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. With 69 minutes played, J. Satoniitty of Ostrava fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Ostrava had to make a substitution after 82 minutes. U. Spanò limped off the field and was replaced by U. Antolini. Ostrava enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

Most important Ostrava player was B. Bozóky. However, J. Satoniitty made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating SkSlaviaPraha player was without a doubt G. Wyleziński. On the other hand, C. Wilkins's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.