McScorpio 3 - 0 drakoni999 (381516609)

Dark skies made the crowd of 25000 at McScorpio Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Anders M. Häggell was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Olek Mazuś and Joaquín Ramírez. McScorpio started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Fabozzi - Ferrusol, Zālītis, Antić - Juhansons, Paulin, Burdzibalāns, Sieniawski, 云容 (Yunrong) - Gaffney, Roldán.

drakoni999 had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Wildeboer - Dūzis, Buciuta, Schacke - Kowal, Akhondian, Delmont, Benţa, Floretta - Ort, Zlatanoski.

McScorpio saw most attack opportunities on the wings. 3 minutes in, drakoni999's G. Zlatanoski received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. McScorpio took the lead 4 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as T. Paulin elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. I. Benţa still has a lot to learn. For instance, he should know not to make half-hearted passes in front of M. Sieniawski, who easily scored for McScorpio, making it 2 - 0. Against a lesser team, McScorpio could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 26 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by McScorpio, with 59 percent of the ball.

The McScorpio players could smell victory in the air. A. Burdzibalāns wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for L. Berthe after 46 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the McScorpio coach let O. Holliger replace 李. 云容 (Yunrong) after 46 minutes. L. Roldán left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. A. Defosse was the replacement. The bench was restless, and with 50 minutes passed drakoni999's coach gave P. Vargas the opportunity the player had been hoping for. I. Benţa reluctantly left the field. With 50 minutes played, the drakoni999 coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. R. Király came on, F. Floretta had to leave the fray. F. Ferrusol unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. The visitors got a chance to pulling one back after 58 minutes, due to a defensive blunder leaving C. Ort completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side's keeper. The referee showed drakoni999's Ē. Dūzis the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. McScorpio fans were dismayed when it was apparent no substitutes remained after T. Paulin's injury. After 82 minutes, O. Holliger put McScorpio ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. At this point, it was obvious that the players of McScorpio lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Possession in this half belonged to McScorpio, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

Most important McScorpio player was D. Gaffney. G. Antić turned in a dismal performance, however. drakoni999's top performer was clearly P. Vargas. I. Kowal on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.