Blackeye 2 - 4 ManUtd_FC (390053898)

Clear skies welcomed the 50027 spectators who had made their way to Bartolini Bank. Björn Pettersson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Raúl Calles and Klaus Stoermer. Blackeye tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Fitzmaurice - Leno, Brandon, Baird - Fishman, Axford, Black, van den Oever, Sheppard - Brazier, Gardner.

ManUtd_FC decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Mejía - Kiebusch, Virranheimo - Carneiro, Stanciu, 寶興 (Baoxing) , Tullkvist, Barnatovičius - Choutka, Wickens, Olsen.

With 2 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as A. Black flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. A cross coming in on the right hand side left B. Olsen alone in front of the goal after 4 minutes but his shot was woeful. M. Wickens made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defence cleared the ball to a corner. There was concern in the stands when, at the 26 minute mark, Blackeye's D. Fishman hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. The visitors didn't give in and, after 31 minutes, B. Olsen got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 1 - 1. After 34 minutes M. Wickens made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to Š. Choutka who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 1 - 2. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ManUtd_FC, with 55 percent of the ball.

ManUtd_FC's R. Carneiro was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - M. Wickens managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 3 after 54 minutes. S. Barnatovičius of ManUtd_FC took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 55 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 1 - 4. The home side worked their way through the middle and almost got one back when M. Baird tried to sneak the ball past the keeper. F. Mejía was too alert for that! Blackeye's A. Black got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 2 - 4. After 75 minutes, Blackeye switched C. Gardner with D. Chelsea, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. ManUtd_FC enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Blackeye's top performer was clearly H. Fitzmaurice. On the other hand, M. Baird's play was disheartening. Most important ManUtd_FC player was Š. Choutka. A. Virranheimo on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 4.