Volvian 0 - 0 Bonos (388162079)

30030 punters turned up at Kenilworth Road, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Patricio van Breukhoven was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gosse de Geus and Toke Tingleff. Volvian tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Söderström - Schuhmacher, Boestlinger, Vezentan, Fridbratt - Hartmann, Lehmpfuhl, Boday, Bannink, Nielsen - Torander.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Bonos. The following players took the field: Karlsson - Medgyessy, Crongren, Beltran, Košvanec - Kanne, Belu, Mossborg, Alencar, Schjelderup - Benini.

Today, Volvian's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The wings were the focus of most of Bonos's attacks today. Some great play up the middle by Volvian led to a chance for B. Bannink to score after 4 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. 17 minutes in, Volvian's B. Bannink received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. It was obvious that Volvian had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. Coming in from the right, Bonos had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 27 minutes, but E. Benini's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Volvian had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. 28 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Volvian to take the lead after a good cross from the right found L. Fridbratt alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. Slack defending gave Volvian a chance to take the lead with 29 minutes played, but A. Boestlinger's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Volvian, with 55 percent of the ball.

57 minutes into the game, C. Alencar had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. Bonos had to make a substitution after 58 minutes. R. Schjelderup limped off the field and was replaced by Y. Ozer. Players in Volvian heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. Volvian could have put themselves ahead after 81 minutes but L. Fridbratt missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. A counterattack by Volvian after 84 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but M. Hartmann, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. After 87 minutes Bonos's K. Košvanec had to be carried off on a stretcher in agony. V. Rikardsson came in to replace him. The Bonos captaincy was handed to L. Karlsson. Possession in this half belonged to Volvian, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

The most dominating Volvian player was without a doubt Q. Torander. G. Lehmpfuhl was a disappointment, however. Most important Bonos player was E. Beltran. However, M. Kanne made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 0.