Golden 1 - 1 Kichards (390277377)

25609 punters turned up at The Farm, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Ariel Justicia was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sjors Drent and Christophe Hommes. Golden had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: van der Laak - Serafino, Fiala, De Toffol, Schaffers - Högl, van Dam, Coalla, Järvinen, Łobacz - Schild.

Kichards tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Orzeł - Verdier, Puskarczyk, Quintana - Nonato, Colimán, Roche, Ruchniak, Kolotovkin - Vervenne, Finocchiaro.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Golden. 6 minutes in, Kichards's H. Vervenne received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. In a fantastic display of determination, Golden's A. Schild forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when W. Ruchniak slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against N. van der Laak, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. Golden broke through on the left 30 minutes into the game, with W. van Dam firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Golden claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

H. Vervenne finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 1 - 1 50 minutes into the match. Golden's R. Schaffers tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Golden pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. G. Łobacz of Golden received a yellow card after 80 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Golden had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

J. Järvinen performed admirably for Golden. A. Serafino turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Kichards player was without a doubt W. Ruchniak. However, P. Orzeł made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.