Os Putos 1 - 0 Gambia (384916400)

Clear skies welcomed the 28408 spectators who had made their way to Blue Platinum. Adrian Elsner was the appointed referee. Os Putos tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Vulpe - Dietvorst, Homme, Okakın - Ahvenniemi, Sousa, Köck, van Spronsen, Carpenter - Gueguen, Jardin.

Gambia started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Tarone - Leiber, Veiga Paz, Zeiter, Le Duc - von Wiederbauer, Vandenbesselaere, Belyaeva, Perrone - Sterk, Mehrmann.

Gambia seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Os Putos's J. Ahvenniemi got himself booked for a foul. Some great play up the middle by Os Putos led to a chance for E. Carpenter to score after 38 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Os Putos's M. Dietvorst left the field after 41 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was S. Plassart. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Os Putos claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when T. Sterk was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 47 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! 68 minutes in, Os Putos's S. van Spronsen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. With 70 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as E. Carpenter flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. S. van Spronsen unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Os Putos, with 68 percent of the ball.

Most important Os Putos player was S. van Spronsen. On the other hand, S. Plassart's play was disheartening. Gambia's best player was L. Mehrmann. G. Perrone on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.