Slayers 3 - 0 Clem (390054670)

Clouds darkened the skies at Bigbeatings Stadium as 48097 spectators turned up for the match. Todd Lomu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fausto Bertoni and Akis Papailiakis. Slayers tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Knarren - Brun, Andler, Peeters - Kotavičius, Griffiths, Matera, Ingvarsdottir, Stehr - Cohen, Awedyck.

Clem decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: D'Amaro - Trombetta, Jespersson, Coll - Roche, Zachar, Saavedra, Parsonage, Burchill - Dasović, Hajós.

The wings were the focus of most of Slayers's attacks today. Clem mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Slayers made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left T. Stehr completely alone with keeper M. D'Amaro, who made a spectacular block. Many thought A. Cohen ought to have been awarded a penalty 22 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around M. D'Amaro after a determined run through the middle. Slayers's C. Peeters got himself booked for a foul. Slayers fans held their breath as M. Matera scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! It was 1 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Clem, with 54 percent of the ball.

The home side's T. Stehr curled a free kick home after 54 minutes, putting Slayers ahead 2 - 0. 58 minutes in, Slayers's D. Ingvarsdottir received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. There was concern in the stands when, at the 58 minute mark, Slayers's C. Peeters hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. Clem had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. Slayers had to make a substitution after 64 minutes. B. Awedyck limped off the field and was replaced by C. Mutt. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Slayers to 3 - 0 as D. Ingvarsdottir finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After 71 minutes Clem's I. Coll contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. T. Stehr unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. After 74 minutes, M. Saavedra came close to reducing the score with a free kick aimed near the left post, but H. Knarren warded the ball off to a corner. The Clem coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. The Clem players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. After 77 minutes, Clem switched F. Zachar with G. Iglesia, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Possession in this half belonged to Clem, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

The most dominating Slayers player was without a doubt D. Ingvarsdottir. On the other hand, C. Mutt's play was disheartening. Clem's top performer was clearly Š. Dasović. However, G. Trombetta made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 0.