Buranija 5 - 0 A.C.M (382624028)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 47748 to EFKA BURANIJA. Espen Kristiansen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Petrov Smits and Janiek van Herpen. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Buranija. They fielded: Szemoński - Selačko, Aubrun, Pochet - Virin, Fuster Ruiz, Bakhtar, Rojas, Bajraktarević - Sunesson, Vostrovský.

A.C.M tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Pascher - Saint-Germain, Abadía, Hôrka - Milsom, Tomek, Pezzali, Bozkurt, Yahya - Redpath, Bertamiráns.

A.C.M saw most attack opportunities on the wings. 2 minutes into the game, N. Bozkurt had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 9 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from A. Vostrovský, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Buranija's P. Sunesson increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 20 minutes. After 36 minutes, P. Sunesson put Buranija ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Confident in their lead, Buranija's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Buranija claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs J. Selačko found it hard to get back into position. As the game started to slip away for A.C.M, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. Buranija's A. Vostrovský saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 69 minutes. Cheers filled the stadium as P. Sunesson broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to Buranija. By then P. Sunesson had scored three goals - a hat trick! N. Bajraktarević increased the lead for Buranija to 5 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Possession in this half belonged to Buranija, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Buranija's best player was P. Sunesson. However, N. Bajraktarević made a disastrous appearance. Most important A.C.M player was D. Redpath. S. Pascher on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 0.