Bleeds 7 - 2 Fups (387277230)

Clear skies welcomed the 56413 spectators who had made their way to Darth Road. José Ignacio Lambert was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Şevki Sarıer and Saulo Tinoco. Bleeds tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Farr - Barradas, Job, Sletskov - Firpo, Matak, Kocár, Hajós, Kajdan - Stiller, Chaparro.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Fups. The following players took the field: 海金 (Haijin) - Summerfield, Shrubb, Nhlapo - Gaetswe, Ndaba, Sono, Tooze - Mahlangu, Hewlett, Jamal.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Fups. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, H. Kajdan scored for Bleeds putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 11 minutes. Bleeds managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when M. Job cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The players of Bleeds now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Bleeds put in a good effort on the right, but A. Chaparro saw his volley fly wide of the mark 19 minutes into the game. 23 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as M. Stiller broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for Bleeds. Cheers filled the stadium as E. Firpo broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to Bleeds. 34 minutes into the match Bleeds's N. Hajós viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Bleeds claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Bleeds to 5 - 0 as V. Matak finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Fups's Y. Gaetswe was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - S. Jamal managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 5 - 1 after 72 minutes. The visitors replied 73 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 5 - 2, as J. Ndaba dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Bleeds scored another to make it 6 - 2 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for M. Job after 85 minutes. Bleeds's E. Firpo increased the lead to 7 - 2, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 87 minutes. Bleeds's E. Firpo swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The referee showed Bleeds's L. Sletskov the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 88 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Bleeds's H. Kajdan being carried off the pitch and replaced by B. Boulter. Bleeds enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

A. Chaparro performed admirably for Bleeds. On the other hand, B. Boulter's play was disheartening. The most dominating Fups player was without a doubt K. Mahlangu. However, 李. 海金 (Haijin) made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 7 - 2.