Fox 4 - 1 Fakelai (383709222)

41903 spectators had come to Lapinų Giria this cloudy day. Mate Pajdek was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Adrian Amnar and Jan Irdahl. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Fox. The following players had been chosen: Niscola - Schober, Vaidie, Coussens - Bronkowski, Ahorn, Inglês, Rüzgar - Lemaître, Senneca, Gherardi.

Fakelai started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Nagreckas - Huart, Hillinger, Zachalios - Damien, Sysmäläinen, Dim, Cunha, Quer - Herzner-Ruther, Herwig.

Fakelai were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. A well placed corner kick from J. Hillinger was followed by G. Huart's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Fakelai, the score now 0 - 1. On any other day, G. Schober's free kick would have found the back of the net to tie the game for Fox, but not today - the visitors' keeper displayed extraordinary reflexes as he blocked the shot harmlessly to the side. 31 minutes in, and Fox were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when S. Lemaître picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. Fakelai's Z. Sysmäläinen got himself booked for a foul. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Fox had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Fox fans held their breath as P. Gherardi scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! Given a free kick in a difficult position after 77 minutes, Fox tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. After 78 minutes, a counter attack by Fakelai was converted into a decent free kick opportunity. However, the indirect free kick routine was easily anticipated by the defenders. A textbook example of how to defend a free kick - the attackers were left with few viable options. After 80 minutes, S. Lemaître put Fox ahead 3 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. After 82 minutes, Fakelai's F. Damien fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Things were going to get worse for the visitors. P. Gherardi squirmed through their central defence after 85 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 1. Fakelai's J. Hillinger left the field after 87 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was S. van Aalen. Fox claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

The most dominating Fox player was without a doubt S. Lemaître. However, J. Vaidie made a disastrous appearance. G. Herwig performed admirably for Fakelai. T. Herzner-Ruther on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 1.