Loscabanda 2 - 0 OldFirm1893 (381667131)

45916 spectators arrived at Loscabanda Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Pompeo Pirrone was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ângelo Barreiro and Lars van Buuren. Loscabanda tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Morgagni - Quondam, Vuillemin, Sbardella - Uchoa, Teixeira, Ekmel, Gervasio, Sabău - Blanchon, Rea.

OldFirm1893 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Kastanis - Litschi, Metsemakers, Miu - Scaramuzzi, Budd, Wibaut, Tapia, Nilsen - Hermouet, Mier Marín.

Loscabanda took the lead 18 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as R. Sbardella elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. D. Sabău should probably have put his team up another goal after 19 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by P. Kastanis kept the visitors in the game. Loscabanda put themselves up 2 - 0 when X. Blanchon broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Loscabanda claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

The home side's R. Uchoa came close to extending the lead 50 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but P. Kastanis managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. OldFirm1893's P. Miu got himself booked for a foul. As the game started to slip away for OldFirm1893, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. After 60 minutes, OldFirm1893 used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. With 64 minutes played, A. Rea could have brought this one home for Loscabanda as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Loscabanda's D. Ekmel refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 78 minutes. OldFirm1893's R. Metsemakers was shown a yellow card after 79 minutes for slicing down an opponent. There was concern in the stands when, at the 81 minute mark, Loscabanda's D. Ekmel hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. After 82 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by J. Vuillemin might have resulted in another goal for Loscabanda. However, P. Kastanis made a spectacular save. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Loscabanda, with 57 percent of the ball.

Loscabanda's best player was X. Blanchon. On the other hand, J. Vuillemin's play was disheartening. G. Nilsen performed admirably for OldFirm1893. F. Hermouet was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.