T-bag 0 - 2 NG (393040315)

39057 spectators arrived at Fox River Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Anders Carlsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Adalbert Naumann and Björn Säfgren. T-bag started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Lalatović - Åsen, Blonde, Oberfeldt, Yordanov - Geamănu, Stoica, Nikiel, Yonev - Willame, Langrock.

NG had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Collier - Törel, Ridal, Laurent - Casters, Gilliam, Coman, Drohomirecki, Beckers - Belgutai, Thorninger.

T-bag seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. It was obvious that team T-bag had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. After a fine move down the middle R. Yordanov nearly gave the home side a goal after 12 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave V. Casters from NG a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 23 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 28 minutes, T-bag's D. Willame fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! The visiting C. Beckers was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 30 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. Some fine passing in the middle of the pitch, carving open the away defence, should have led to a goal for T-bag, but J. Langrock's shot went over the bar. With 39 minutes played, after a good run down the left, H. Blonde went down looking for a penalty after a challenge from the visitors' right fullback, but the referee waved play on, and later warned him for diving. 40 minutes into the game, I. Yonev came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. T-bag enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

After 46 minutes, T-bag switched F. Geamănu with M. Malecha, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Some fine movement on the left led to a NG goal after 48 minutes, making it 0 - 2. M. Belgutai was noted down as the scorer. D. Laurent could have put his team up another goal 64 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. NG's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 80 minutes gone, but J. Gilliam's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. 84 minutes in, T-bag's M. Malecha received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Possession in this half belonged to T-bag, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

T-bag's best player was J. Langrock. H. Blonde on the other hand, had a terrible day. NG's top performer was clearly M. Belgutai. J. Gilliam turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 2.