Elpra 0 - 6 kolombo (381476827)

9281 fans braved the pouring rain at SFC Elpra Arena. Adrian Anlack was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Teemu Argillander and Per Eie. Elpra had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Kotala - Hapala, Laub, Vymyslický, Kaňa - Klapil, Peš, Přikryl, Valo - Bednář, Port.

kolombo tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Starters: Ruutinen - Štícha, Lounakoski, Mazour, Teplý, Hrzán - Jonáš, Sterniczuk, Salvado - Pavlata, Vráblík.

kolombo were relying on their ability to counter-attack. kolombo took the lead 4 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. E. Jonáš was the scorer. 13 minutes in, kolombo's R. Vráblík received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A drive down the left side allowed E. Jonáš to get in close and score another goal for kolombo after 15 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. T. Štícha increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. T. Štícha received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 25 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 4. The kolombo fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. Elpra had to make a substitution after 26 minutes. Z. Valo limped off the field and was replaced by N. Vobruba. It was 0 - 4 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to kolombo, who controlled the ball 66 percent of the time.

The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit T. Štícha just fine. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from R. Lounakoski after 56 minutes, and prevented kolombo from going up another goal. Elpra had to manage with a reduced squad after 69 minutes, as A. Port got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action. After 70 minutes, kolombo's M. Teplý burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 5. By now, the players in kolombo felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Elpra's R. Bednář was shown a yellow card after 77 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 81 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for R. Vráblík who increased kolombo's lead to 0 - 6. kolombo's R. Hrzán had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 82 minutes having been played. O. Goryl was the replacement. O. Goryl 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 R. Kotala but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. kolombo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 70 percent.

Elpra's best player was R. Bednář. R. Kotala turned in a dismal performance, however. K. Mazour performed admirably for kolombo. E. Jonáš on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 6.