Saintly 1 - 0 Pigs (386983804)

Dark skies made the crowd of 49297 at The Imperial Bank Of MIASG Park a little nervous, but the rain held off. Brent McTier was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Maciej Nicpoń and Aleksi Laksola. Saintly started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Cena - Beadman, Ivanov, Moloney, Gehrig, Hawker - Alfajor, Uhtlik, Overath - Ofner, Spampinato.

Pigs had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Heerssema - Janić, Cacavelos, Warendorf - Lagin, Köves, Mercurio, Chudasama, Adelørn - Škapa, Carlier.

Saintly were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

E. Warendorf had a good opportunity to give Pigs the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. As the 69 minute mark approached, the Pigs coach decided it was time for a substitution. D. Škapa reluctantly made way for M. García-Cardo on the pitch. After 83 minutes of play, H. Ofner gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Pigs, with 51 percent of the ball.

Saintly's best player was D. Moloney. H. Ofner on the other hand, had a terrible day. K. Chudasama performed admirably for Pigs. On the other hand, X. Cacavelos's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.