Newteam 4 - 2 Hristo (385943389)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 20394 to Mambo arena. Jaak Hint was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Yishai Naim and Theo Kastelijn. Newteam decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Gemo - May, Billanti, Pedraza - Roca, Fohringer, Schlosser, Sommers - Epskamp, Reis, Faure.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Hristo. The following players took the field: Battiato - Barazzetti, Muhvič, Schlebusch - Gaston, Tamburini, Bertalis, Abelsen, Vyrobil - Petäjäaho, Descamps.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 2 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from G. Epskamp, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. G. Epskamp could have increased the lead after 21 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. R. Bertalis fired a shot from distance after 25 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for Hristo. After 36 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and C. Schlosser gave the Newteam supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. The crowd roared its approval when G. Gemo somehow managed to block a shot which seemed to be a certain goal by Hristo's F. Schlebusch 37 minutes into the game. Newteam's F. Sommers was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - H. Reis managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 3 - 0 after 38 minutes. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Newteam enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

R. Roca acted with superior experience when, 52 minutes into the match, he predicted a pass, intercepted it and then finished off with a goal. 4 - 0 for Newteam! Hristo were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 55 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to S. Descamps, who smashed it home to make the score 4 - 1. After 58 minutes Newteam's F. Sommers limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. With 70 minutes played, C. Gaston had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. Hristo fought on and, after 78 minutes, C. Gaston was able to reduce the deficit to 4 - 2 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Hristo, with 51 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Newteam player was without a doubt H. Reis. C. Faure on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Hristo player was T. Petäjäaho. On the other hand, Ø. Abelsen's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 2.