Reventon 0 - 3 CANOE (393028190)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 41000 had shown up at 宾阳中学足球场 for the match. Henrik Moos was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Péter Döme and Julià Pallarols. Reventon decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: 博 (Bo) - Valente, Bastía, 其靖 (Qijing) - Parushev, Tamagnini, Belderok, Gramsci, Frye - Ehrenkrook, Ruebens.

CANOE tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Pěkník - McAleese, 云迪 (Yundi), Correia Gonçalves - McCain, 贤伟 (Xianwei), Matteuzzi, Mahaut, 涌番 (Yongfan) - Muehlhauser, Dinarvand.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Reventon. After 1 minutes, the CANOE coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. The pressing tactics used by Reventon were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Reventon's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to CANOE, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

As the 46 minute mark approached, the Reventon coach decided it was time for a substitution. 苏. 博 (Bo) reluctantly made way for 邢. 丹健 (Danjian) on the pitch. O. Parushev was the new captain of Reventon - handed the armband by the departing player. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of CANOE's 展. 涌番 (Yongfan) after 76 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. 81 minutes into the match, K. Matteuzzi came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. CANOE increased their lead after 83 minutes when M. McAleese broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 2, much to the home crowd's dismay. The home crowd cheered when, after 88 minutes, A. Muehlhauser's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. After 89 minutes, CANOE's E. Dinarvand burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 3. By now, the players in CANOE felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by CANOE, with 71 percent of the ball.

Most important Reventon player was 葛. 其靖 (Qijing). However, G. Ruebens made a disastrous appearance. A. Muehlhauser performed admirably for CANOE. 张. 云迪 (Yundi) on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.