Irpinia 1 - 0 Talish (393177244)

It had rained all day, but 1449 hardy fans still made it out to San Canio. Bonifazius Oberauer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Simo Jyrinki and Constantin Pintilie. Irpinia had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players took the field: Banana - Tryggvason, Busuttil - Bedie, Joseph, Ramsay, Nagladze, Zaki - Yunus, Zain, Shukhov.

Talish decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Nəzərov - Hoble, da Bola, Sadıxov, de Nijs - Esteves Pinto, Liserre, Gözəlov, Kovacsics - Ames, Həsənov.

Always quick on his feet, Irpinia's S. Zaki sped down the field after 8 minutes, but his pass to A. Yunus was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. S. Zaki did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. The rain made it hard for players like H. Tryggvason to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. With the clock showing 38 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Talish resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by M. Hoble in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. After 40 minutes of play, E. Shukhov gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. With 41 minutes played, Z. Gözəlov of Talish fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Irpinia claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 76 percent.

A. Busuttil left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 48 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. G. Gibbs was the replacement. A. Yunus wanted to play on, but the Irpinia coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 52 minutes into the game by G. Campos. 57 minutes into the game, Irpinia seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to weak. The coach of Irpinia was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 60 minutes, O. Zaman came on for N. Zain. With 70 minutes gone, Z. Gözəlov suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Talish caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Irpinia's P. Bedie was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 74 minutes. The game was close to savage at times, and Talish's Z. Gözəlov received a second yellow card after 77 minutes; his ticket out of the game. Irpinia had most of the ball, with 77 percent of possession.

S. Zaki performed admirably for Irpinia. On the other hand, E. Shukhov's play was disheartening. Talish's top performer was clearly A. Liserre. V. Həsənov on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.