Pumukys 4 - 1 pelcar (382961789)

The 32133 spectators at Chemical Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Hanspeter Monroe was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Wenzel Eusebius Löppen and Carl Reckow. Pumukys decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Casals - Meneses, Byrial Hansen, Wyrobek - Guelbás, Ertürk, Droździk, Peinado, Formica - Ibarreta, Auberger.

pelcar started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Astrup - Wang, Resti, Turan, Leal - Ackroyd, Pocock, Pedra, Comito - Ballegooij, Immers.

For their match strategy, pelcar had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. A questionable penalty 5 minutes in gave the home side the lead, 1 - 0. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as N. Byrial Hansen knocked the ball home. Some things can only be learned through experience, and E. Wang should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Pumukys a goal with 14 minutes of the match played. pelcar almost scored after a swift counterattack 23 minutes into the game, but I. Pedra put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. F. Ibarreta squirmed through their central defence after 29 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. Pumukys's N. Byrial Hansen struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 3 - 0 after 35 minutes. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Pumukys enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

The home side's L. Wyrobek came close to extending the lead 49 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but S. Astrup managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. S. Astrup was caught napping as N. Byrial Hansen lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. Usually a powerful player on the field, D. Droździk looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. pelcar were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 53 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to E. Wang, who smashed it home to make the score 3 - 1. I. Guelbás found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. N. Byrial Hansen almost put Pumukys ahead another goal when he curled a free kick over the defensive wall and almost into the net, but the visitors' keeper got there just in time to knock it wide. 67 minutes in, pelcar's T. Leal received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 70 minutes, Pumukys sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached L. Wyrobek, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 4 - 1. By now, the players in Pumukys felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Possession in this half belonged to Pumukys, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

Pumukys's top performer was clearly F. Ibarreta. I. Guelbás on the other hand, had a terrible day. pelcar's best player was S. Astrup. On the other hand, E. Wang's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 1.