Misco 4 - 1 uno+uno (383023330)

Clouds darkened the skies at Misco Arena as 15186 spectators turned up for the match. Kostas Kakouriotis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Norbert Stefan Pistracher and Walter Höhenschäft. Misco had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Sakar - Radov, Beitia, Rudno, Camisa - Crombach, Iapalucci, Tehrani, Alışık - Baković, Azkue.

uno+uno tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Negulescu - Gedus-Molnár, Mkhize, Bretal, González - Cioli, Pujol, Røyrane, Calveres, Ciufi - Žickar.

The strategy for uno+uno was to use their ability to press. With 5 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. A. Røyrane put the ball away for 0 - 1. uno+uno's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. 26 minutes into the match, Misco's A. Tehrani maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Misco, with 56 percent of the ball.

A questionable penalty 55 minutes in gave the home side the lead, 2 - 1. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as R. Beitia knocked the ball home. Sensing defeat in the air, the uno+uno manager directed A. Žickar and G. Cioli to change positions with each other. This was 55 minutes into the match. The coach of Misco was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 56 minutes, I. Beltadze came on for A. Tehrani. F. Pujol of uno+uno received a yellow card after 57 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. H. Alışık left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 63 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. G. Köb was the replacement. Misco managed to extend their lead to 3 - 1 when R. Rudno cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. 71 minutes in, Misco's M. Camisa received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 73 minutes, uno+uno switched A. Žickar with M. Barbier, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. F. Pujol nearly reduced the lead 73 minutes into the game, but a splendid one-handed save by C. Sakar prevented the attempt coming in from the right flank from hitting the back of the net. The Misco free kick 74 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of G. Iapalucci, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 4 - 1! By now, the players in Misco felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. O. Azkue wanted to play on, but the Misco coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 75 minutes into the game by S. Bria. uno+uno's Z. Mkhize was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 75 minutes. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, uno+uno's M. Ciufi was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 79 minutes. M. Karvonen was given a chance to change things around. Coming from the right, D. Radov almost managed to score another goal for Misco, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Possession in this half belonged to Misco, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

Misco's top performer was clearly G. Iapalucci. S. Bria on the other hand, had a terrible day. uno+uno's best player was G. Cioli. L. Negulescu was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.