Rastafari 3 - 0 K.E.F. (381515606)

It had rained all day, but 26664 hardy fans still made it out to "Rasta house" arena. Florin Burghelea was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fridrich Leesi and Timotej Decon. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rastafari. The following players took the field: Schöttel - Mouchel, Mendoza, Stupnikov, Mirchev - Śniadecki, Martins, Gavrilescu, Lazdiņš - Araiza, Uçkaç.

K.E.F. decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. Lineup: Trumms - Dankin, Zemchenkov, Carboni, 豪龙 (Haolong) , Savochkin - Fanariotis, Silinieks, Lima, Cinis - Glaudiņš.

Today, Rastafari's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. J. Lazdiņš gave Rastafari the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 The referee showed K.E.F.'s P. Fanariotis the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit G. Martins just fine. Rastafari's G. Martins got himself booked for a foul. H. Mirchev could have put Rastafari up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 35 minutes. Coming in from the right, K.E.F. had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 36 minutes, but P. Fanariotis's attempt to finish was easily stopped. F. Carboni of K.E.F. received a yellow card after 39 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. J. Araiza sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from A. Gavrilescu after 40 minutes of play, making the score 2 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of Rastafari were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. K.E.F.'s R. Glaudiņš was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 41 minutes. Rastafari were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. Rastafari's A. Gavrilescu swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Rastafari, who controlled the ball 74 percent of the time.

C. Mouchel had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Rastafari to 3 - 0 as J. Araiza finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. With 81 minutes played, A. Gavrilescu of Rastafari fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. It was obvious that Rastafari had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. With 88 minutes played, Rastafari's J. Lazdiņš almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Rastafari, with 74 percent of the ball.

G. Martins performed admirably for Rastafari. J. Araiza was a disappointment, however. The most dominating K.E.F. player was without a doubt R. Glaudiņš. R. Zemchenkov on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.