Traktor 3 - 0 Fc_kickass (384929321)

23645 spectators had found their way to Sükrü-Saraçoglu-Stadion, despite the heavy rain. Rémi 'Le roux' Ragot was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Larry Phillips and Norberto Mulas. Traktor had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Sage - Lefebvre, Arancibia, Luts - Imthurn, Kass, Drăgan, Wydenkeller, Tamburini - Cardellino, Turatto.

Fc_kickass started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Valentin - Añón, Sanmartín, Secchi, Cicogna - Bürgler, Lecomte, Bjørdal, Urdangarin, Zaharescu - Ballenger.

Fc_kickass were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 28 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Traktor was T. Cardellino. Fc_kickass's C. Zaharescu got himself booked for a foul. 34 minutes in, Traktor's L. Kass received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. With 35 minutes played, the Fc_kickass coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. C. Negrín came on, K. Ballenger had to leave the fray. J. Urdangarin of Fc_kickass had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. F. Conticello came in to finish the match. H. Sanmartín was handed the Fc_kickass captain's armband. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Traktor to 2 - 0 as E. Tamburini finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Traktor's K. Luts struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 3 - 0 after 39 minutes. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Traktor had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

L. Kass knew he was in trouble after hacking down an opponent. Despite his pleading with the referee, the Traktor player was shown a second yellow card and dismissed from the game. Fc_kickass almost scored after a counterattack 49 minutes into the match, but H. Sanmartín took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. C. Negrín spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. Fc_kickass's R. Bjørdal had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 64 minutes having been played. C. Scherfede was the replacement. D. Secchi really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by C. Zaharescu after a corner. Traktor had to make a substitution after 77 minutes. T. Cardellino limped off the field and was replaced by D. Busiello. C. Negrín made a nice dash down the wing after 81 minutes, but was unable to get the cross into the box. A goal kick was awarded. Traktor claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 62 percent.

Traktor's best player was E. Tamburini. L. Sage turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Fc_kickass player was without a doubt F. Conticello. C. Scherfede on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.