Galacticos 1 - 0 Dubolom (393326257)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 2057 that came out to Galacticos Arena. Hellmuth Holy was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Steve Kaldmaa and Piere Rapp. Galacticos had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Starters: Manríquez - Rancan, Hedegaard, Satrustegui, El-Arouï, Reker - Nicoli, Warnier, Giżyński - Monticone, Mittendorfer.

Dubolom tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. They fielded: El-Usman - Hämäläinen, Dönmez, Kiryunov, Babubudenko, Zelentsov - Ibn-Bilal, Bruno, Paavolainen - Drwal, Axén.

Galacticos were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 4 minutes into the game, A. Paavolainen had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Kukhlevsky. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Dubolom, with 51 percent of the ball.

The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs J. Axén found it hard to get back into position. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, I. Mittendorfer scored for Galacticos putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 51 minutes. The heat made it a terrible day for E. Zelentsov, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. After 74 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by A. Giżyński might have resulted in another goal for Galacticos. However, S. El-Usman made a spectacular save. The referee showed Dubolom's M. Ibn-Bilal the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A. Drwal made a run for the goal 81 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. Possession in this half belonged to Dubolom, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

I. Mittendorfer performed admirably for Galacticos. P. Manríquez was a disappointment, however. Most important Dubolom player was A. Drwal. On the other hand, E. Zelentsov's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.