Spartak 1 - 0 Korando (392937253)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1657 at MurensArena today. Kubilay Mürsel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gernot Ehrenschwendtner and Ido Bardugo. Spartak had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Godflod - Estrada, Arena, Kindér, Panel - van Damme, Bissegger, Licari, Bindels - Monnerie, Ferro.

Korando started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Sánchez - Cromer, Ganino, Van Wijnendaele - Zaccaría, Ruttkay, Ferreira Machado, D'Amato - Cerrón, Antonijuan, Mohnert.

Spartak tried to focus their attacks down the middle. J. Antonijuan of Korando received a yellow card after 13 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Spartak enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

57 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Korando substitution. R. Rul Castaños came on for E. Cerrón. Korando's M. D'Amato left the field after 61 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was D. Simonsen. Clever play that showed his experience gave D. Simonsen a good chance to score, but the shot hit the crossbar. It was obvious that team Spartak had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. 78 minutes into the game, D. Mohnert had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. A questionable penalty 79 minutes in gave the home side the lead, 1 - 0. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as P. Panel knocked the ball home. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Spartak, with 53 percent of the ball.

Spartak's best player was G. Bissegger. J. Ferro turned in a dismal performance, however. Korando's top performer was clearly D. Mohnert. On the other hand, D. Simonsen's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.