Wodu 2 - 0 cedars (392064643)

Dark skies made the crowd of 12000 at Wodu Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. José Victor González was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Winand Vanderbiesen and Dmitry Pakunov. Wodu tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Suárez - Zellner, Dennler, Dimpfl - Derossett, Ramos, Arvízu, Chacon, Roby - Adler, Yaggi.

cedars had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Cain - Leal, Kosakowski, Burch - Campellone, Hamlin, Cantey, Barón - Crane, Vacha, Hess.

cedars were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. D. Burch of cedars received a yellow card after 31 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Wodu took the lead 35 minutes in, as M. Dimpfl broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Wodu, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

Given a free kick close to the byline, Wodu tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let B. Zellner slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 2 - 0, 69 minutes into the game. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Wodu lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. J. Arvízu of Wodu was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Wodu claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 67 percent.

Most important Wodu player was E. Suárez. B. Zellner turned in a dismal performance, however. M. Hess performed admirably for cedars. J. Crane on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.