Arthington 0 - 1 Skelleys (392351991)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 27550 had shown up at Woodside Dome for the match. Krzesisław Myczkowski was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Akvilius Marciulevičius and Edmund Bütow. Arthington started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Komar - Trives, Fuller, Theobald - Trueta, Eldad, Wijkstra, Campomagnani, de Wijk - Jovanović, Gedsø.

Skelleys decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Chapman - Sargsyan, Mushtaq, Hámori, Cashmore, Chisholm - Hrovatin, Muhammad, Gannon, Torrance - Williams.

Arthington used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Skelleys demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. 10 minutes in, Arthington appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only solid. After 30 minutes, Skelleys's A. Williams surprised everyone as he managed to intercept a pass intended for the opposing keeper and flip it in, making the score 0 - 1. Skelleys's E. Chisholm was shown a yellow card after 32 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 34 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Arthington found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to solid. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Skelleys, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

The Arthington players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a excellent organisation when the game started again. M. Wijkstra made a superb strike after 47 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. 48 minutes in, Skelleys's S. Cashmore received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Unfortunately for Arthington, G. Gedsø was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. S. Stomphorst replaced him. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, P. Komar took over the role of being the Arthington captain. Skelleys almost scored after a counterattack 60 minutes into the match, but T. Sargsyan took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. P. Torrance of Skelleys was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 82 minutes into the game, Arthington seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. After 84 minutes Arthington's P. Komar limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Skelleys claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Most important Arthington player was B. Jovanović. E. de Wijk was a disappointment, however. Skelleys's top performer was clearly A. Williams. However, Z. Hámori made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 1.