Priests 1 - 2 Blues (385478263)

The 38623 fans in attendance at Cathedral of Doom were roasting in the hot sun. Sandro Lisboa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dariusz Borek and Viktor Spiller. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Priests. Lineup: Živec - Barensteiner, España, Doerner-Turk, Aşir - George, Silva Cardoso, Interdonato, Potysz, Meckrodt - Pintér.

Blues decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Pöyskö - Tervaskanto, Sotkajärvi, Taimisto - Ojapelto, Kuuttila, Paunonen, Vehmanen, Kaikonen - Korsström, Nurk.

Priests saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Blues's S. Kuuttila's long shot really ought to have found the net 12 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. M. Doerner-Turk was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by W. Barensteiner, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. Blues's P. Ojapelto gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 34 minutes with a superb strike from the right. The home crowd was not impressed when U. Korsström came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 38 minutes. Blues were now up 0 - 2. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Priests claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

A. Nurk's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. With a penalty awarded after 80 minutes, Priests's H. Aşir placed the ball low and to the keeper's right, impossible to block. 1 - 2. Priests had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

Priests's best player was B. Silva Cardoso. On the other hand, P. Pintér's play was disheartening. The most dominating Blues player was without a doubt U. Korsström. J. Taimisto turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.