Olympique 3 - 0 Overall (385920462)

A scorching day at SC Olympique Stadium, where 35930 spectators were in place for today's match. Vasile Răduţ was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Andreas Kleinberg and Jussi-Petteri Kautio. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Olympique. Starters: Müntekim - Füllmann, Richli, Quintanilla - Gramstad, Cubillos, Darnowski, Schekotilin, Fabre - Montay, Biasatti.

Overall tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. They fielded: Benes - Drinčić, Pardyka, Truelsen, Román Tárraga - Castet, Rye-Nielsen, Viot, Ohrt, Buldorini - Raitala.

Olympique were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Olympique broke through on the left 6 minutes into the game, with N. Gramstad firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. T. Raitala enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. M. Füllmann could have put Olympique up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 25 minutes. Overall were able to draw a foul with their counterattacks, but the shot from M. Ohrt went into the arms of the keeper. It was obvious that Olympique had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. Coming in from the right, Overall had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 28 minutes, but J. Castet's attempt to finish was easily stopped. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Olympique's M. Schekotilin increasing the lead to 2 - 0. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Olympique claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

Coming in on the left, M. Viot did everything right to get a goal for Overall after 50 minutes, but his finishing shot was stabbed clear by the keeper. Olympique's N. Montay had an excellent opportunity after 60 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Olympique to 3 - 0 as A. Fabre finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After this, you could see that the players of Olympique were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. With 71 minutes played, Olympique's N. Gramstad almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. P. Román Tárraga of Overall was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Olympique enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

C. Cubillos performed admirably for Olympique. E. Müntekim was a disappointment, however. Most important Overall player was T. Raitala. J. Castet turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 0.