Dragons 2 - 0 Golden (392023418)

A scorching day at Mines of Moria, where 48777 spectators were in place for today's match. Hannu Jansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Per Dehl and Simone Lussu. Dragons decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Vähätalo - Pontone, Pihanperä, Steenman - Vercruysse, Villa, Álmos, Queiró, Sanoy - Tedde, Kezić.

Golden started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Faure - Kongar, Manfredi, Goehrke, Stokłos - Garza, Garcia Neto, Perucchini, Byriel, Csepregi - Hrabčík.

Golden were relying on their ability to counter-attack. At 14 minutes played, G. Álmos came in from the right with the intention of giving Dragons the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. A counterattack by Golden after 15 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but U. Goehrke, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. Many thought D. Tedde ought to have been awarded a penalty 29 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around T. Faure after a determined run through the middle. Slack defending gave Dragons a chance to take the lead with 30 minutes played, but A. Vercruysse's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. The referee showed Golden's R. Stokłos the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Dragons, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

The intense heat forced R. Byriel into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. Making his way up the middle 67 minutes into the match, D. Tedde almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert T. Faure blocked it to keep the score level. The unexpected cross pass from Dragons's A. Vercruysse after 70 minutes opened up the defence and was received by D. Tedde who finished off for 1 - 0. With 77 minutes played, Dragons's D. Tedde almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Dragons's D. Tedde saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 82 minutes. M. Garcia Neto made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defence cleared the ball to a corner. Dragons put in a good effort on the right, but A. Steenman saw his volley fly wide of the mark 85 minutes into the game. Dragons solidified their lead at the 87 minute mark, as A. Steenman dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. Dragons had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Most important Dragons player was M. Kezić. On the other hand, G. Álmos's play was disheartening. Golden's top performer was clearly M. Csepregi. However, R. Byriel made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 0.