MONASTIR 2 - 1 Ettaraji (389584805)

Clear skies welcomed the 29270 spectators who had made their way to Real stadium. Samuel Herbin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Annunziato Rinaudo and Benny Grønlund. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for MONASTIR. Lineup: Paixão - Racine, Jessen, Pais - Villazán, Cóndor, Kościelny, Benini, Ulfsson - Podgórniak, Biewenga.

Ettaraji started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Zagrodzki - Qurashi, Giuliato, Leibinger - Stiel, Pääkkö, Morales, Díez de Tejada, bin Saad - Mandžo, Nasra.

Always quick on his feet, MONASTIR's K. Podgórniak sped down the field after 13 minutes, but his pass to K. Biewenga was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, K. Biewenga scored for MONASTIR putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 17 minutes. R. bin Saad came close to levelling the score 23 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. The referee showed Ettaraji's F. Leibinger the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Ettaraji's D. Morales's long shot really ought to have found the net 34 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. It was 1 - 0 at the break. MONASTIR had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

60 minutes into the match, the speedy K. Podgórniak easily outpaced O. Giuliato, chipped the keeper and made the score 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of MONASTIR lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. K. Biewenga left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 65 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. H. Mikaelsson was the replacement. Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their Z. Nasra reduced the lead to make it 2 - 1 after 73 minutes, following a pass from the right. With 82 minutes played, F. Leibinger came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by Ettaraji. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.

MONASTIR's top performer was clearly K. Podgórniak. R. Ulfsson was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Ettaraji player was without a doubt Z. Nasra. W. Zagrodzki on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.