Grasshoppers 4 - 1 Petr (387214537)

Clear skies welcomed the 43009 spectators who had made their way to Magnitogorsk Arena. Adrián Bertran was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ivelin Todorinov and Abromas Lapkovskis. Grasshoppers decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Biery - D'Onofrio, Lhomme - Stoica, Skukin, Andrievskiy, Kochubey, Granatiero - Zurel, Marinov, Lonka.

Petr started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Barreira - Bandura, Emelin, Bogachenkov - Vakúvchiev, Must, Pannetier, Rastropovich, Fedulaev - Wijkstra, Morgenegg.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Petr. 4 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Grasshoppers was B. Zurel. B. Zurel of Grasshoppers was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish A. Emelin, which resulted in a goal making the score 2 - 0. Coming from the right, C. Stoica almost managed to score another goal for Grasshoppers, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. 36 minutes into the game, P. Wijkstra finished off a Petr left wing counterattack, making the score 2 - 1. 2 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Grasshoppers, who controlled the ball 78 percent of the time.

G. Granatiero could have put Grasshoppers up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 57 minutes. Grasshoppers solidified their lead at the 65 minute mark, as F. Lhomme dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 1. After this, you could see that the players of Grasshoppers were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Grasshoppers put in a good effort on the right, but B. Zurel saw his volley fly wide of the mark 66 minutes into the game. After 67 minutes, the defensive line of Petr created a counterattack through the middle that gave A. Vakúvchiev a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. A well-executed free kick by B. Zurel after 68 minutes made it 4 - 1 for Grasshoppers. That made three goals for B. Zurel and he was marked down for the hat trick. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Petr's M. Barreira was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 81 minutes. G. Krasnov was given a chance to change things around. Grasshoppers claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 78 percent.

G. Granatiero performed admirably for Grasshoppers. F. Biery on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Petr player was A. Vakúvchiev. A. Must was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.