Vikings 1 - 0 GONJIAM (387051250)

Clouds darkened the skies at Lokes Lokum as 49206 spectators turned up for the match. Bernt Plüss was the appointed referee. Vikings tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Ahn - Kim, Baek, Yun - Piipari, Choi, Kang, Yeo, Dunford - Kim, Lee.

GONJIAM started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Báez - Duso, Mastrosimone, Flaugnacco, Kim - Lee, Park, Choi, Jung - Kang, Maeng.

GONJIAM immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. After a fine move down the middle S. Baek nearly gave the home side a goal after 31 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. 32 minutes in, Vikings's J. Kang received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. GONJIAM's S. Kang left the field after 37 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was D. Hwang. GONJIAM's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. After 40 minutes, K. Piipari came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Vikings the lead. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Vikings enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

Vikings's J. Kang saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 48 minutes. The home side's Y. Lee came close to extending the lead 58 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but R. Báez managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. At this time in the match, GONJIAM were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Possession in this half belonged to Vikings, who controlled the ball 69 percent of the time.

The most dominating Vikings player was without a doubt Y. Ahn. K. Kim was a disappointment, however. G. Flaugnacco performed admirably for GONJIAM. H. Kim turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 0.