Samuraj 0 - 1 Allebo (388104101)

37591 spectators had found their way to Samuraj BK(r) Arena, despite the heavy rain. Quinto Rehmann was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Harry Rossell and Sebastian Staal. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Samuraj. The following players had been chosen: Viner - Ngidi, Ericsson, Hansson - Nissblad, Ulfsson, Rahmstedt, Teller, Billman - Johansson, Zetterstedt.

Allebo tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Engels - Fourreau, Piłkowski, Herman - Häyrinen, Doñamaría, Kronander, Cesqui, Gazdočko - Zboroń, Landskog.

Samuraj could have put themselves ahead after 22 minutes but T. Johansson missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. M. Gazdočko was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Samuraj claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

T. Fourreau didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. Samuraj's T. Ericsson left the field after 53 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was P. Persson. As the 55 minute mark approached, the Allebo coach decided it was time for a substitution. O. Doñamaría reluctantly made way for G. Omogrosso on the pitch. G. Cesqui was handed the Allebo captain's armband. With 67 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. S. Landskog put the ball away for 0 - 1. Allebo's T. Fourreau was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 68 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Samuraj, with 59 percent of the ball.

Most important Samuraj player was L. Zetterstedt. P. Persson was a disappointment, however. M. Zboroń performed admirably for Allebo. However, M. Gazdočko made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 1.