Roosevelt 3 - 0 Intifada (392024602)

41272 spectators had found their way to Giants Stadium, despite the heavy rain. Davide Marcocchi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Julien Kern and Melchior Clybouw. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Roosevelt. They fielded: Peacock - Rochefeuille, Foster, Webb - Zeelenberg, Couture, Anderson, Vedder, Kukulies - Roman, Engel.

Intifada had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Mantos - Lier, Aslan, Egry - Aarskog, Duică, Montalvo, Tartaglia, Casla - Trandafir, Stenbeck.

11 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but E. Lier, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. With the clock showing 12 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Roosevelt resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by M. Anderson in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. C. Duică's lack of experience almost gave Roosevelt a goal after 17 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. Down the middle came E. Lier, making a fantastic play that nearly had Intifada take the lead after 18 minutes, but J. Peacock preserved the tie. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to A. Engel, but the Roosevelt player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! Intifada had a chance to level the score as G. Trandafir suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Roosevelt enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

P. Stenbeck, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. Roosevelt's L. Couture increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 48 minutes. G. Vedder dispatched a majestic long shot 49 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. After 53 minutes, Roosevelt's L. Couture fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! V. Foster increased the lead for Roosevelt to 3 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! After this, you could see that the players of Roosevelt were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Thighs bulging, P. Zeelenberg charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. After a short break after 69 minutes, Roosevelt seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. Roosevelt's L. Couture had an excellent opportunity after 71 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! The bench was restless, and with 85 minutes passed Intifada's coach gave L. Ženíšek the opportunity the player had been hoping for. P. Stenbeck reluctantly left the field. After 89 minutes, Intifada switched V. Aslan with V. Flower, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Possession in this half belonged to Roosevelt, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

Most important Roosevelt player was G. Vedder. G. Kukulies on the other hand, had a terrible day. Intifada's top performer was clearly G. Trandafir. V. Flower turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 0.