Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and
Skar Stadium saw a crowd turnout of 34200.
Bradley Dodge was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Mees De Visscher and
Nicasio Viñas.
Morrowind had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation.
Starters: Öhrstål - Giovanardi, 永文 (Yongwen), Toro - Franzén, Moisala, Mulè, Somonte, Fransen - Iorio, Hof.
Dai Sassol decided to use a 3-5-2 set up.
They fielded: Boccia - Mirkevich, Orrego, Díaz - Zumsteg, Szyller, Dotan, Olberg, Ascue - Apolloni, Leuthe.
The wings were the focus of most of Dai Sassol's attacks today.
Dai Sassol's
L. Orrego managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 6 minutes. 0 - 1.
After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 21 minutes into the match, an alert
A. Iorio bagged the ball for Morrowind, levelling the score to 1 - 1.
A. Iorio gave Morrowind the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1
W. Hof had a fantastic opportunity to put Morrowind up another goal 32 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar.
The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1.
Morrowind had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.
A. Iorio should probably have put his team up another goal after 75 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by
A. Boccia kept the visitors in the game.
O. Toro sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from
W. Hof after 83 minutes of play, making the score 3 - 1.
Dai Sassol's
J. Olberg got himself booked for a foul.
Morrowind's
C. Somonte went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention.
After 88 minutes Dai Sassol's
A. Boccia contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game.
Morrowind claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.
Morrowind's best player was
A. Iorio.
However,
N. Öhrstål made a disastrous appearance.
L. Orrego performed admirably for Dai Sassol.
R. Szyller was a disappointment, however.
The match ends 3 - 1.