Svada 0 - 3 Hircesti. (393170222)

2002 punters turned up at Svada road, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Balázs Dobszay was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Richard Reckendorfer and Alberto Bazoli. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Svada. They fielded: Karpov - Eriksen, Arntzen, Midtgård, Knutsen, Andresen - Angelo, Solvik, Sunesson, Daňhel - Fosse.

Hircesti. started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Amelin - Puig, Chiani, Eygel - Glazer, Pammer, Scheidt, Smolis, Cuperus - Padkjær, Busuioc.

Hircesti. tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Hircesti.'s R. Cuperus had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to I. Glazer who somehow managed to curl the ball wide. Hircesti. took the lead after 5 minutes making the score 0 - 1. R. Cuperus placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. With 21 minutes played, R. Puig nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. With 29 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed J. Pammer of Hircesti. to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 2. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Hircesti. had most of the ball, with 83 percent of possession.

Hircesti. had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. After 59 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave R. Cuperus a chance to increase the lead for Hircesti., and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 3. Hircesti.'s R. Cuperus was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 77 minutes. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from M. Busuioc after 82 minutes, and prevented Hircesti. from going up another goal. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Hircesti., as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. 83 minutes into the match, J. Pammer came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. The referee showed Hircesti.'s M. Busuioc the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Hircesti. claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 85 percent.

R. Andresen performed admirably for Svada. A. Solvik turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Hircesti. player was J. Smolis. R. Eygel on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.