Ekeren 0 - 1 L.L. (388541653)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 26332 at Ekeren Arena today. Jørgen Abildgaard was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tozé Canha and Valter Sampaio. Ekeren had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Renier - Oro, Cabrini, Slosse, Extercatte, Holtrust - Sylvestre, Sessa, Linezky - Peláez, Entriago.

L.L. started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Nabuurs - Radu, Pemán Casanova, Behlülgil, Buratin - Gusar, Eschner, Di Bella, Tornøe - Øygarden, Bacon.

For their match strategy, Ekeren had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Ekeren's F. Slosse was shown a yellow card after 25 minutes for slicing down an opponent. G. Tornøe of L.L. had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. J. Munk Jensen came in to finish the match. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Ekeren enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

54 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but T. Øygarden, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. As the 60 minute mark approached, the Ekeren coach decided it was time for a substitution. K. Peláez reluctantly made way for M. Taxis on the pitch. A quick counter attack by L.L. forced the opponent's defender to give away a freekick. I. Di Bella was allowed to take it quickly by the referee, much to the dismay of the goalkeeper who wasn't prepared. 0 - 1! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Ekeren, with 55 percent of the ball.

Ekeren's top performer was clearly M. Taxis. Y. Renier on the other hand, had a terrible day. M. Bacon performed admirably for L.L.. R. Nabuurs was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 1.