stuani 1 - 0 PND City (383002357)

Dark skies made the crowd of 41000 at Amuspovi stadium a little nervous, but the rain held off. Teemu Häyhänen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kari Kaivosoja and Héctor Armendáriz. stuani started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Almeida - Hodzelmans, Cosatabella, Catategui - Azouz, Revón, Acosta, Merino, Kocsár - Sanz Delfa, Cantoni.

PND City decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. They fielded: Talik - Lyadov, Doseděl, Jeffery, Kőszegi - Spiller, Fasani, Pierelli, Viña, Canosa - Farquharson.

stuani took a creative approach on the field. With 39 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as R. Sanz Delfa flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. 41 minutes into the match, G. Cantoni could have extended the lead, but his powerful free kick went just over the bar. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. stuani claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

With 52 minutes played, the visitors almost levelled the score. A. Lyadov shot a hard curved free kick, striking the post. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, PND City's A. Doseděl was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 60 minutes. F. Ulhoa was given a chance to change things around. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the PND City manager used a brief break in play after 61 minutes to give the players new directives. A spectacular volley from A. Lyadov almost resulted in a goal, but a good save from the keeper kept it out, and P. Farquharson could only knock the loose ball wide. After 69 minutes, stuani were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. H. Azouz did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. After 70 minutes, PND City switched P. Spiller with D. Osłabędzki, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. As the game started to slip away for PND City, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. The stuani players could smell victory in the air. R. Sanz Delfa wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for P. Chakraborty after 89 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the stuani coach let H. Mayorga replace G. Cantoni after 89 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by stuani, with 63 percent of the ball.

stuani's best player was J. Cosatabella. On the other hand, P. Chakraborty's play was disheartening. L. Pierelli performed admirably for PND City. J. Talik on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.