magic 1 - 0 GRANICHAR-1921 (382582297)

34171 spectators had found their way to Football Magic Arena, despite the heavy rain. Vojtěch Cibulka was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Maxim Van De Velde and Janne Kurittu. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for magic. Starters: Fallet - Libbinori, Åhlflod, Mondowitsch, Benêt - Ebazquin, Zhechev, Savov, Kondov - Veiga, Marteau.

GRANICHAR-1921 had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Stoykov - Aalto, Ullés, Deleau - Kiesewetter, Bersun, Romero, Andries, Roux - Coco, Agulha.

B. Fallet looked great 7 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' J. Roux. GRANICHAR-1921 had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 28 minutes in when B. Agulha came up alone against B. Fallet who managed a block. With 29 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of magic resulted in a counterattack that set S. Benêt free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 35 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called magic's D. Ebazquin to one side and produced a red card for the player. R. Marteau, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. GRANICHAR-1921 had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

GRANICHAR-1921's B. Agulha got himself booked for a foul. magic created a good opportunity to score 72 minutes into the match when C. Libbinori's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. The celebrations in the stands could only mean one thing - R. Marteau's free kick had found the back of the net and put magic ahead 1 - 0! With 85 minutes played, R. Marteau could have brought this one home for magic as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Possession in this half belonged to GRANICHAR-1921, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

magic's top performer was clearly V. Savov. On the other hand, R. Marteau's play was disheartening. Most important GRANICHAR-1921 player was G. Romero. However, O. Kiesewetter made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 0.