Humus 2 - 1 Mamaaltafa (384898167)

Clouds darkened the skies at Marcus Aurelius Memorial as 44221 spectators turned up for the match. Sauli Heinonen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stefan Adolfsson and Harri Hyypiä. Humus tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Cocciolo - Guanabara, Musmarra, Hinard - Chamot, Tschumper, Amoreira, Cabrera, Martin - Coruja, Watkins.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Mamaaltafa. Lineup: Fagulha - Kakalis, Blomberg, Schwartze, Suurla - Solgaard, Reif, Anweiler, De Roble, Nil - Nizan.

With 10 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as E. Watkins flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Humus put in a good effort on the right, but E. Watkins saw his volley fly wide of the mark 18 minutes into the game. After 19 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by Humus was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Humus enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Mamaaltafa needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes J. Blomberg made way for P. Mony. M. Hinard unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Mamaaltafa manager used a brief break in play after 61 minutes to give the players new directives. M. Guanabara's curling free kick almost found the goal for Humus, but the visitors' keeper somehow managed to get ahold of it. 63 minutes into the game Mamaaltafa's Y. Schwartze found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 1 - 1. The coach of Humus wanted to try to change things around after 63 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. 64 minutes into the game, Humus wanted to bring some new energy to their game. B. Chamot gave V. Prata a quick hug as he left the field. They were singing the praises of S. Musmarra 67 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 2 - 1 to Humus. The Humus players could smell victory in the air. S. Tschumper wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for L. Gahr after 70 minutes. E. Watkins left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 70 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. E. De Nunzio was the replacement. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Humus, with 57 percent of the ball.

Most important Humus player was M. Coruja. M. Hinard turned in a dismal performance, however. Mamaaltafa's best player was P. Mony. E. Solgaard on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.