Deep 0 - 3 Orli (382733758)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 50068 at Sheet pit today. Dariusz Towarek was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Niels Erik Udesen and Giliano Cornu. A 5-5-0 alignment was the formation of choice for Deep. The following players had been chosen: Sevrini - Peterka, Perkovič, Prelac, Schlick, Tušak - Fabres, Pujol, Fraxanet, Bošnjak, Hortezuelo -.

Orli tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Quliyev - Cammareri, Elmer, Bertelsen - Geddes, Marchand, Bizjak, Zdravič, Gené - Endres, Ogrinec.

The wings were the focus of most of Deep's attacks today. C. Pujol of Deep received a yellow card after 7 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 8 minutes into the game, Deep seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. After 12 minutes, Orli's Č. Bizjak made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. 33 minutes into the game, Deep had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to weak. With 35 minutes played, Orli put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was V. Bertelsen. 0 - 2 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Orli, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Deep had solid organisation. Deep needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes S. Perkovič made way for Ö. Berger. After 46 minutes, Deep switched D. Peterka with A. Lečnik, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. D. Ogrinec came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over R. Sevrini but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. R. Sevrini got a fingertip on A. Elmer's shot from the left 67 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. 84 minutes in, Deep appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only poor. The bench was restless, and with 85 minutes passed Deep's coach gave R. Costabal the opportunity the player had been hoping for. K. Fabres reluctantly left the field. After 88 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave Č. Bizjak a chance to increase the lead for Orli, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 3. Orli claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

A. Bošnjak performed admirably for Deep. Ö. Berger turned in a dismal performance, however. Orli's best player was M. Quliyev. However, F. Marchand made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 3.