Royal 4 - 0 OBG (387482118)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 52447 had shown up at Royal Blue Stadium for the match. Nicolai Sepstrup was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Erich Penz and Vital Heri. Royal started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Drach - Plzák, Defrancq, Vaillant - Tammi, Galbarro, Myllyveräjä, Müderris, Eriksen - Maniu, Saraç.

OBG decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Bierbach - Leganas, Wienert, 永栋 (Yongdong), Zubani - Or, Weiler, Hyyppä, Auer - Haller, Pueschner.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of OBG. Royal took the lead 10 minutes in, as N. Maniu broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Royal managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when N. Maniu cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. After this, you could see that the players of Royal were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. After 28 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by N. Maniu might have resulted in another goal for Royal. However, P. Bierbach made a spectacular save. 29 minutes into the game OBG managed a counterattack, but C. Haller took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. N. Maniu could have put Royal up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 36 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Royal had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

With 50 minutes played, Royal's S. Müderris almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Royal to 3 - 0 as L. Defrancq finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. OBG needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes J. Hyyppä made way for A. Maniaci. A. Weiler of OBG was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 81 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and R. Myllyveräjä gave the Royal supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 4 - 0. Royal enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

N. Maniu performed admirably for Royal. On the other hand, D. Vaillant's play was disheartening. OBG's top performer was clearly C. Haller. H. Auer on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 0.