EKV 2 - 0 Una (382620267)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 56775 to Istina za Vedrana. Folke Haldern was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Thomas Thorstensson and Tomas Holtenskog. EKV decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Musa - Stigblad, Cokić, Laso de la Vega - Balko, Rupić, Unteregger, Crevecoeur, Demeyer - Verdasca, Lindenhof.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Una. Lineup: Aanonsen - Sylka, Riseborough, Härö, Drews - Selle, Vefa, Lucio-Villegas, Kosilov, Beyger - Nicosia.

With 6 minutes played, the excellent ball from the wing by EKV's W. Demeyer reached A. Verdasca's head, and he is not one to miss such an opportunity - 1 - 0. With 11 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after J. Selle came through the middle, but his kick went wide. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave I. Lucio-Villegas from Una a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 14 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! EKV's L. Crevecoeur went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why G. Nicosia found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. A well-executed free kick by J. Cokić after 23 minutes made it 2 - 0 for EKV. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. EKV enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Una's G. Riseborough was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 46 minutes. R. Cvijić was given a chance to change things around. With 65 minutes played, the Una coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. J. Villaruel came on, A. Härö had to leave the fray. Usually a powerful player on the field, J. Sylka looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. A. Verdasca could have increased the lead after 68 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Una's J. Sylka got himself booked for a foul. EKV were forced into a substitution as W. Unteregger couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing S. Čokara to come in off the bench. After 85 minutes, following yet another great corner, P. Kosilov's flick on at the near post reached G. Nicosia, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. J. Selle had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper Z. Musa was simply unbeatable. Una claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Most important EKV player was R. Balko. S. Čokara on the other hand, had a terrible day. Una's top performer was clearly G. Nicosia. D. Drews turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.