47538 spectators had come to TRAKTOR Arena GRAZ this cloudy day. Paolo Edgardo Cariolaro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ron Willoughby and Nicodemo Dechant. Traktor tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Buljan - Dubé, Dibelius, Paflik - Swartele, Dinesen, Hodboď, Dogan, Štreit - Aliabadi, Hostrup.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rappl-Speer. The following players took the field: Kova - Kellermann, Kendlbacher, Mendeš, Senna - Steinbauer, Konsel, 群光 (Qunguang) , Atıf - Milanov, Delarue.

Traktor used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Rappl-Speer were relying on their ability to counter-attack. With 22 minutes played B. Hostrup almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Traktor, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. With the clock showing 32 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Rappl-Speer resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by O. Delarue in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. Rappl-Speer's 管. 群光 (Qunguang) got himself booked for a foul. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Traktor, with 60 percent of the ball.

Making his way up the middle 64 minutes into the match, E. Aliabadi almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert P. Kova blocked it to keep the score level. Traktor had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. The referee showed Rappl-Speer's B. Konsel the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. J. Štreit's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Traktor, he bravely continued in the match. After 75 minutes, the Rappl-Speer coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving M. Steinbauer off the field. H. Mark took his place. Traktor claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

J. Dinesen performed admirably for Traktor. On the other hand, M. Buljan's play was disheartening. The most dominating Rappl-Speer player was without a doubt V. Milanov. 管. 群光 (Qunguang) turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.