Nidar 0 - 8 United (393045826)

A scorching day at Buranbanen subus, where 36472 spectators were in place for today's match. Carlos Fernández was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jørgen Drejer and Ludwig Schupp. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Nidar. The following players had been chosen: Mortensen - Toft, Dzieran, Siepert - Tienforti, Legac, Metzler, Dunbar, Titkov - Nilsen, Ballesteros.

United had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players took the field: Ganz - Chauca, Mübarek - Carney, Uriaga, Oskarsson, Akkor, van Eupen - Brisset, Cavazzano, Sutka.

Nidar saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 17 minutes into the match, and P. Brisset wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. United increased the lead to 0 - 2 as M. Carney scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. The players of United now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Nidar's M. Dunbar placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but M. Legac couldn't finish. After 34 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed K. Sutka to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 3. United increased their lead after 38 minutes when K. Sutka broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. 0 - 4 was the score after the first half. United enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

C. Ganz wanted to play on, but the United coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 46 minutes into the game by E. Bilbao. With 48 minutes played, United put themselves up 0 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was K. Sutka. That made three goals for K. Sutka and he was marked down for the hat trick. With 53 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed P. Brisset of United to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 6. There was concern in the stands when, at the 73 minute mark, Nidar's A. Metzler hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. W. Ballesteros charged down the left and looked sure to score for Nidar 73 minutes into the game, but his shot went just wide. The home crowd was not impressed when A. Cavazzano came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 76 minutes. United were now up 0 - 7. W. Ballesteros's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. After 81 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for E. Chauca who increased United's lead to 0 - 8. Nidar's C. Nilsen found himself alone on the left side 87 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! Possession in this half belonged to United, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

Nidar's best player was M. Dunbar. However, K. Mortensen made a disastrous appearance. Most important United player was K. Sutka. M. van Eupen turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 8.