Tato 4 - 2 Leprechaun (389892057)

75900 spectators had come to Nancy Blakes this cloudy day. Rory Wilson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bogdan Rosu and Csanád Jancsó. Tato tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Fasoulas - O'Kelly, Richard, Ionele, 智陽 (Zhiyang) - Ramić, Lynch, Prgin, Crilly - Caridade, Corte-Real.

Leprechaun had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Starters: Brandbye - Sabóia, Tomis - Drilo, Janas, McAteer, Arcento, Turek - Holland, Zulonas, Deffke.

Slack defending gave Tato a chance to take the lead with 20 minutes played, but A. Caridade's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. With 21 minutes gone, Leprechaun had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, J. Janas did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, M. Prgin scored for Tato putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 40 minutes. P. McAteer made a run for the goal 42 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Tato, with 54 percent of the ball.

The Tato coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 46 minutes into the game. In the lead, Tato adjusted their style of play with 46 minutes gone. The coach of Tato was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 55 minutes, M. Solano came on for M. Corte-Real. P. McAteer came close to levelling the score 60 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. Given a free kick close to the byline, Leprechaun tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let T. Deffke slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 1, 67 minutes into the game. After 67 minutes, the Tato coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. Priding himself in being an active coach, the Tato manager gave new instructions to his players after 67 minutes. Tato broke through on the left 69 minutes into the game, with E. O'Kelly firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. Tato's P. Ramić got himself booked for a foul. Tato's A. Crilly was shown a yellow card after 79 minutes for slicing down an opponent. P. Ramić increased the lead for Tato to 3 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 84 minutes, Leprechaun did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, T. Deffke was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 3 - 2. After 88 minutes, A. Caridade put Tato ahead 4 - 2 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Tato enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Tato's best player was M. Solano. On the other hand, 譚. 智陽 (Zhiyang)'s play was disheartening. Most important Leprechaun player was G. Holland. However, R. Tomis made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 2.