Golden 3 - 1 Spocker (392023429)

It had rained all day, but 52249 hardy fans still made it out to The Golden Swamp. Kai Gnauck was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Galaye De Vriese and Shay Douglas. Golden had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Faure - Stokłos, Goehrke, Manfredi, Kongar - Garza, Garcia Neto, Perucchini, Byriel, Csepregi - Sidenskär.

Spocker started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Lineup: Gyllenwald - Stanford, Centeno - Nabiałczyk, Dodd, Davis, Argo, Galjé - Dye, Basegaña, Grosaras.

Thighs bulging, M. Dodd charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. Golden had a chance to take the lead after G. Kongar's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 16 minutes. M. Csepregi of Golden seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 1 - 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by R. Byriel. A. Basegaña had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. The Spocker players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Spocker, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

With 53 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Golden resulted in a counterattack that set J. Sidenskär free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. After 58 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and U. Goehrke gave the Golden supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. R. Rosario was called on to replace Spocker's R. Gyllenwald after 76 minutes following a nasty collision. The visitors' right side was dangerous today; A. Basegaña made the home team's keeper look foolish as he easily reduced the lead to make it 2 - 1 78 minutes into the match. 79 minutes in, Golden's G. Kongar received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Golden's M. Garcia Neto swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. After 85 minutes, U. Goehrke put Golden ahead 3 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Spocker, with 53 percent of the ball.

M. Csepregi performed admirably for Golden. R. Stokłos turned in a dismal performance, however. Spocker's best player was P. Grosaras. However, R. Rosario made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.