K.F.C 1981 1 - 0 The Medes (391463296)

46716 fans braved the pouring rain at Hell Arena. Johannes Eigner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Randy de Wael and Simon Risberg. K.F.C 1981 decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Albrecht - Camos, Claverini, Fullat, Gambart - Dorigatti, Büttiker, Simard, Cardinale - Ivanov, Noel.

A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for The Medes. Starters: Rodimov - Vasilev, Dowse, Durán, Galfano - Stigell, Müntener, Skovgaard Hansen - Mondaca, Anacleto, Larsson.

K.F.C 1981 were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of The Medes. V. Ivanov spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. Some great play up the middle by K.F.C 1981 led to a chance for M. Cardinale to score after 13 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. After 14 minutes, the defensive line of The Medes created a counterattack through the middle that gave B. Skovgaard Hansen a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. K.F.C 1981 had a chance to take the lead after R. Simard's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 18 minutes. Coming in from the right, The Medes had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 21 minutes, but L. Anacleto's attempt to finish was easily stopped. K.F.C 1981's J. Camos was shown a yellow card after 28 minutes for slicing down an opponent. K.F.C 1981's J. Camos tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. It was 0 - 0 at the break. K.F.C 1981 claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.

The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit R. Durán just fine. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, L. Anacleto got himself booked. The manager of The Medes was not happy. K.F.C 1981 took the lead 67 minutes in, as R. Simard broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. The Medes's A. Müntener got himself booked for a foul. C. Albrecht of K.F.C 1981 had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. C. Carrera came in to finish the match. R. Simard really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by Z. Büttiker after a corner. K.F.C 1981 put in a good effort on the right, but Y. Noel saw his volley fly wide of the mark 86 minutes into the game. K.F.C 1981 had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

K.F.C 1981's top performer was clearly Y. Noel. On the other hand, C. Carrera's play was disheartening. Most important The Medes player was R. Durán. B. Skovgaard Hansen was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.