TeamSchuko 0 - 3 Desportivo (385941208)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Schuk Arena saw a crowd turnout of 12000. Domenico Camaiani was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tomi Pinola and Yordan Kolikovski. TeamSchuko started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Favier - Vučićević, Narcy, Raivola - Rovelt, Latabár, Van Braekel, Bardeur, Petäjäsalo - Quentel, Ramachandran.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Desportivo. The following players took the field: Blog - Wuidar, Zdonek, Zapparoli - Śliwczyński, Muuro, Mester, Schröck, Melby - Serrano Rubiera, Oviedo.

Desportivo saw most attack opportunities on the wings. The terraces were silenced after 20 minutes when Desportivo's Á. Serrano Rubiera put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. A drive down the left side allowed C. Oviedo to get in close and score another goal for Desportivo after 23 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. After 24 minutes, S. Bardeur had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for TeamSchuko with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. 27 minutes into the match, R. Schröck came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. As L. Mester had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Desportivo player a red card without batting an eyelid. K. Muuro was the new captain of Desportivo - handed the armband by the departing player. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Desportivo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

A. Ramachandran did everything he could to get one back for his TeamSchuko, but keeper M. Blog denied him with a spectacular block. Some fine movement on the left led to a Desportivo goal after 73 minutes, making it 0 - 3. T. Melby was noted down as the scorer. By now, the players in Desportivo felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Desportivo had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. After 81 minutes of game time, E. Wuidar had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but Y. Favier was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. Desportivo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.

TeamSchuko's top performer was clearly A. Ramachandran. A. Narcy on the other hand, had a terrible day. Desportivo's best player was C. Oviedo. On the other hand, M. Blog's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 3.