Never 1 - 1 Tato (389892069)

45837 spectators arrived at Neverland, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Anto Ivcevic was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dejan Ganović and Józef Szoda. Never decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. Starters: Dalpas - Sissoko, Büttelborn, Tosto, Vanelli Coralli, Phelan - Mazziotti, Bonavia, Kamphuis, Fernández - Carbona.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Tato. Lineup: Fasoulas - O'Kelly, Ionele - Lynch, Ramić, Schlossnickel, Gallivan, Prgin - Caridade, Solano, Corte-Real.

Never immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Always quick and a menace to his opponents, M. Prgin was very close to getting through after 5 minutes, but he could only put the ball into the keeper's arms. A. Caridade had a good opportunity to give Tato the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. Never's Y. Büttelborn skillfully knocked a pass over the top after 21 minutes, and that was received by A. Carbona who just managed to slot it past the opposing goalkeeper for 1 - 0. Never's W. Phelan was shown a yellow card after 27 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Never's F. Sissoko was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 28 minutes. 31 minutes into the game, J. Lynch had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came L. Mangeard. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Tato, with 57 percent of the ball.

A. Caridade sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from C. Gallivan after 48 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 1. The referee showed Tato's F. Schlossnickel the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when C. Gallivan slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against H. Dalpas, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. Tato enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Most important Never player was H. Dalpas. M. Tosto was a disappointment, however. Tato's best player was M. Solano. On the other hand, L. Mangeard's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 1.