Harvard 1 - 2 Královské (381433339)

Due to an all-day shower, 19784 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Bulldog Arena. Rinze Wouda was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Árpád Kiss and Edouard Léoni. Harvard had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Lovětínský - Suhonen, Ribas, Krobot - Küçükbilezikçi, Kuperberg, Martínez Delgado, Brönimann, Ménard - Tsiolas, Bamberg.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Královské. The following players took the field: Wiehart - 剑俊 (Jianjun), van Stolberg, Bomholdt, Ghirelli - Podskalský, Di Gianfrancesco, Vecina, Loinaz - Fer, Trifan.

Harvard had a good opportunity to take the lead as F. Ménard came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of D. Wiehart. Královské's C. Vecina got himself booked for a foul. Královské had to make a substitution after 22 minutes. R. Ghirelli limped off the field and was replaced by J. Fritsch. What was W. van Stolberg thinking? That's what everyone wondered when, for no apparent reason, he shot a cross pass over his own penalty area, giving D. Tsiolas an extra chance, but unfortunately for Harvard, he didn't get the shot right. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Královské's A. Di Gianfrancesco after 28 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Královské, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

V. Trifan increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 2. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 77 minutes, Harvard did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, D. Kuperberg was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 2. Královské enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

Harvard's top performer was clearly D. Tsiolas. D. Kuperberg on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Královské player was V. Trifan. On the other hand, J. Fritsch's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.