Sexy.si 2 - 0 Grumsiland (382733930)

Dark skies made the crowd of 52353 at Solaris Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Stefano Weller was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ignacio Gamecho and Ferry de With. Sexy.si tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: De Lucia - Ravbar, Terol, Gazziero - Elgueta, Barberini, Čebul, Zapata, Grosso - Rouvière, Knoche.

Grumsiland started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Baykara - Ciuffetelli, Bernard, Marasso, Gricourt - Jegindø, Završek, Lindenberger, Braia - Vanaudenaerde, Yasukawa.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Grumsiland. With 24 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Grumsiland resulted in a counterattack that set F. Yasukawa free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Grumsiland's A. Gricourt got himself booked for a foul. The guests almost went up by a goal after 31 minutes when N. Završek came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. They were singing the praises of W. Knoche 35 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Sexy.si. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Sexy.si, with 65 percent of the ball.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Sexy.si's M. Rouvière increasing the lead to 2 - 0. Sexy.si's P. Zapata's long shot really ought to have found the net 72 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. With the clock showing 73 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Grumsiland resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by F. Yasukawa in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. M. Rouvière should probably have put his team up another goal after 75 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by M. Baykara kept the visitors in the game. Sexy.si's W. Knoche saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 79 minutes. Sexy.si enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

Most important Sexy.si player was M. Rouvière. On the other hand, R. Terol's play was disheartening. Grumsiland's top performer was clearly W. Vanaudenaerde. A. Gricourt turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.