Hircesti. 1 - 2 PrutPererita (389972950)

Clear skies welcomed the 33864 spectators who had made their way to Arena Leilor. Louis-Philippe Brunelle was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Don Phipps and Lucjan Sajdok. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Hircesti.. The following players had been chosen: Amelin - Puig, Chiani, Eygel - Glazer, Vignolles, Scheidt, Smolis, Cuperus - Padkjær, Busuioc.

PrutPererita had chosen a strategic 5-2-3 formation. Lineup: Bocancea - Avnskjold, Valenzuela, Loaëc, Pipó, Stavris - Pardini, Saxoborussia - Zoletto, Văn Bình, Zmaj Jovanović.

Hircesti. used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. PrutPererita were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Hircesti.'s R. Cuperus made use of his speed to get free of the defence, but he still couldn't get a shot off 14 minutes into the match. Hircesti. fans held their breath as C. Vignolles scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, R. Eygel got himself booked. The manager of Hircesti. was not happy. Hircesti.'s R. Eygel left the field after 22 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was R. Peutz. After 25 minutes, speedy I. Glazer dashed past his marker, making plenty of room for the second wave of attack. However, J. Padkjær failed to score. With 38 minutes played, J. Loaëc of PrutPererita fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Hircesti., as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. With 43 minutes played, Hircesti.'s R. Peutz almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Z. Zmaj Jovanović showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for PrutPererita after 44 minutes to make the score 1 - 1. PrutPererita showed their counterattack skill 44 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with M. Pipó scoring uncontested for 1 - 2. 1 - 2 was the halftime score. Hircesti. claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 82 percent.

M. Busuioc made a quick rush after 47 minutes, but J. Valenzuela had no problems keeping up the pace and stopped the attack. Coming in from the right, PrutPererita had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 54 minutes, but L. Saxoborussia's attempt to finish was easily stopped. B. Avnskjold of PrutPererita was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 70 minutes Hircesti.'s K. Scheidt contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Hircesti. enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 81 percent of possession.

Most important Hircesti. player was J. Smolis. C. Vignolles turned in a dismal performance, however. PrutPererita's top performer was clearly P. Văn Bình. On the other hand, L. Saxoborussia's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.