ROMA AS 0 - 1 1.FC.SDKA (381431172)

34480 punters turned up at stadio olimpico, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. René Stier was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Laurits Lønholdt and Tzur Chefetz. ROMA AS tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Govoni - Kienbacher, Dolle, Frelik - Vujović, Kolff, Börjesson, Rogge, Ryöpäs - Bonù, Valenzuela Serrano.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for 1.FC.SDKA. Lineup: Grønningsæter - Zážický, Arega, Oráč - de Jamblinne de Meux, Chanov, Pirinchiev, Nazım, Atar - Cristini, Wiorek.

It was an obvious ambition of ROMA AS to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Pressing was the tactic of the day for 1.FC.SDKA. The pressing tactics used by 1.FC.SDKA were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when C. Arega slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against F. Govoni, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. ROMA AS were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. A. Cristini of 1.FC.SDKA was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish R. Dolle, which resulted in a goal making the score 0 - 1. R. Oráč could have put his team up another goal 38 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. C. Arega came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over F. Govoni but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Halftime score was 0 - 1. ROMA AS had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

1.FC.SDKA's K. Wiorek had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 67 minutes having been played. M. Stork was the replacement. No matter how hard he tried, S. Frelik just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 80 minutes. R. Kolff caused mayhem in his own defensive line with some mad dribbles within his own penalty zone, but 1.FC.SDKA's A. Cristini's shot went just wide. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, L. Ryöpäs got himself booked. The manager of ROMA AS was not happy. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ROMA AS, with 55 percent of the ball.

ROMA AS's best player was R. Kolff. F. Govoni on the other hand, had a terrible day. G. Nazım performed admirably for 1.FC.SDKA. However, Ø. Grønningsæter made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 1.