faina 3 - 1 421 (393022225)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 1207 to faina camp. Carl Hansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Matthias Schäffle and Pau Rubí. faina started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Dumitru - Groth, Kyhlbratt, Holmström - Pontiroli Gobbi, Claesson, Groos, Longobardi - Giglio, Banasiak, Bruev.

421 had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Lineup: Berenguer - Rusek, Perochena, De Girolamo, Ribeiro Domingos - Udd, Gonzato, Auwiesen, Ghiberti, Droogmans - Molenberghs.

faina were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of 421. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 17 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from M. Longobardi, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in faina's M. Longobardi increasing the lead to 2 - 0. faina put in a good effort on the right, but T. Claesson saw his volley fly wide of the mark 28 minutes into the game. 421's O. Auwiesen was shown a yellow card after 30 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Halftime score was 2 - 0. faina enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

55 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as S. Bruev broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for faina. Coming from the right, J. Banasiak almost managed to score another goal for faina, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. A well-placed free kick by 421's H. Ribeiro Domingos reduced the lead to 3 - 1. With 82 minutes played, M. Longobardi of faina fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.

The most dominating faina player was without a doubt S. Bruev. S. Dumitru turned in a dismal performance, however. 421's top performer was clearly U. Rusek. B. Berenguer was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 1.