Rotor 0 - 2 SKKB (381385961)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 40524 at EDEN today. Dietmar Koker was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Silviu Igna and Eemeli Tuoreniemi. Rotor started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Sałkowski - Delić, Strandberg, Velasco Mansilla - Huppunen, Fontana, Bertrand, Tagliavini, Bellamia - Cortes, Bailo.

SKKB decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Herpe - Rohlfsen, Justsen, Wolfram - Asikainen, Vaquero, Bruls, Montalà, Weberbauer - Gripenberg, Levniz.

SKKB clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Rotor's I. Bailo tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. After 28 minutes, SKKB put themselves up 0 - 1, as G. Bruls finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. SKKB enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

SKKB's C. Montalà got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Rotor, as J. Strandberg left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. C. Huizen took his place on the field. It was obvious that team SKKB had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. M. Weberbauer wanted to play on, but the SKKB coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 70 minutes into the game by C. Garre. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for SKKB, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. After 80 minutes, Rotor's J. Cortes fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! An amazing free kick flew past the home keeper 81 minutes into the match, putting SKKB ahead 0 - 2. K. Rohlfsen was the scorer. Confident in their lead, SKKB's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 83 minutes in, Rotor's A. Delić received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Rotor, with 51 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Rotor player was without a doubt I. Bailo. C. Huizen turned in a dismal performance, however. G. Bruls performed admirably for SKKB. On the other hand, C. Garre's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 2.