Almby 2 - 0 communist (388130620)

Dark skies made the crowd of 32605 at Rondellens IP a little nervous, but the rain held off. Janek Żywiec was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Robert Bourgogne and Foppe van der Mije. Almby had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Diaferia - Farsi, Rubio, Salgado - Nagy, Comito, Almoiña, Brahe - Mårtensson, Černý, Paulsson.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for communist. Starters: Eich - Pereira, Mendes, Lahr, Rubiano - Victorero, Rendl, Troubat, Schwarz-Markt, Mwatiwa - Muhola.

A free kick aimed at the keeper's far post almost gave communist the lead 18 minutes in, but the ball just wasn't able to squirm its way through the defensive wall. T. Paulsson gave Almby the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 With 26 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after J. Muhola came through the middle, but his kick went wide. It was 1 - 0 at the break. communist enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

R. Farsi hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving Almby's E. Almoiña an easy chance to knock it in for 2 - 0. D. Diaferia made a brilliant save 68 minutes into the match, blocking a rocket of a shot from N. Pereira on the right hand side. J. Schwarz-Markt had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper D. Diaferia was simply unbeatable. Almby's P. Brahe got himself booked for a foul. 82 minutes into the game, communist's attack got through on the right, but N. Pereira couldn't handle the ball and his feeble kick wound up in the keeper's arms. With 85 minutes played, J. Troubat had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. communist had most of the ball, with 66 percent of possession.

Almby's top performer was clearly V. Černý. D. Salgado on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important communist player was J. Troubat. On the other hand, J. Rubiano's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.