alen 2 - 0 Utd. (382590970)

32178 spectators had come to Kingdom of Heaven this cloudy day. Armando Novara was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Francisco Jesús Guerra and Isidor Hoehfurtner. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for alen. The following players took the field: Simãozinho - Tarnanas, Zeegers, Bojović - Chiến, 本田 (Honda), Zenzinov, Sicaud, Samm - Pangestu, Bjørkbom.

Utd. tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Huyarramendia - Pomatta, Simeonov, Vasilev - Hässler, Mihov, McMillan, Belberov, Dudnic - Cavalcanti, Petrov.

alen displayed their ability to play creatively. 18 minutes in, alen's C. Sicaud received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Utd.'s S. Cavalcanti was shown a yellow card after 35 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. alen claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

60 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Utd. substitution. G. Comashi came on for R. McMillan. 62 minutes into the game, D. Simãozinho had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came K. Weemhoff. alen took the lead 66 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as D. Pangestu elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Utd. needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes E. Pomatta made way for Y. Övül. With 70 minutes played, the Utd. coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. A. Spasov came on, H. Hässler had to leave the fray. The suddenness of the alen's 嘉. 本田 (Honda)'s pass to I. Bjørkbom after 73 minutes caught the opposition wrong-footed, and they could only watch as the ball sailed home for 2 - 0. Utd.'s Y. Övül got himself booked for a foul. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, B. Zenzinov of alen spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. alen had to make a substitution after 79 minutes. A. Samm limped off the field and was replaced by A. Vasilev. K. Weemhoff was handed the alen captain's armband. The crowd roared its approval when K. Weemhoff somehow managed to block a shot which seemed to be a certain goal by Utd.'s A. Spasov 81 minutes into the game. alen were able to mount several counterattacks, such as the impressive one after 84 minutes, but T. Zeegers lofted a free kick over the crossbar. Possession in this half belonged to alen, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

The most dominating alen player was without a doubt N. Chiến. However, A. Vasilev made a disastrous appearance. Utd.'s top performer was clearly B. Mihov. A. Spasov was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.