Bengo 1 - 0 Bröderna (388104346)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 55300 at Drontodromen today. Romano Tur was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Miguel de Almeida and Romeo Cabarcos. Bengo decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Ivarsson - Dubourg, Kärrling, Christiansson, 杰宏 (Jiehong) - Paleologo-Morea, Vona, Ingesson, Radivilov, Garcia - Westerér.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Bröderna. The following players took the field: Vera Cordero - Hansen, Pop, Nemtzov, Soto Camino - Valentino, Martínez, Wästerér, Rinnooy Kan, Didonè - Eroshkin.

It was an obvious ambition of Bengo to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Bröderna clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. With clinical precision, the cross from winger J. Garcia found its way to F. Westerér's head, and a screaming header gave Bengo the goal after 5 minutes played. 1 - 0 Bengo put in a good effort on the right, but F. Westerér saw his volley fly wide of the mark 7 minutes into the game. Bröderna almost scored after a counterattack 24 minutes into the match, but A. Martínez took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. Bröderna mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 28 minutes, but M. Valentino was unable to convert from short range. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Bengo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

Bengo's F. Westerér had an excellent opportunity after 50 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! Bröderna needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 51 minutes V. Wästerér made way for M. Osorio. Good work by the Bröderna defensive line after 51 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found G. Rinnooy Kan alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. With 52 minutes played, the Bröderna coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. B. Blaščík came on, M. Valentino had to leave the fray. With 66 minutes played, Bengo's F. Paleologo-Morea almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Bröderna had to make a substitution after 83 minutes. E. Vera Cordero limped off the field and was replaced by K. Fyhrling. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, G. Rinnooy Kan took over the role of being the Bröderna captain. After 87 minutes, the defensive line of Bröderna created a counterattack through the middle that gave O. Eroshkin a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. 87 minutes in, Bröderna's A. Martínez received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. O. Christiansson of Bengo had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. L. Sandstrand came in to finish the match. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Bengo, with 62 percent of the ball.

Bengo's best player was F. Vona. 公. 杰宏 (Jiehong) turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Bröderna player was without a doubt A. Martínez. K. Fyhrling was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.