Cleethorpes 0 - 3 Ellesmere (393403862)

The 60000 fans in attendance at Comfort Day Stadia were roasting in the hot sun. Qin Chun-shin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Isaak Tsaris and Stefan ''Jottas'' Grönen. Cleethorpes decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Duisterwinkel - Votruba, Bilir, Woodford, Paiva Neto - Iggleton, Bull, Morris, Anderton, Westzaam - Mynott.

Ellesmere started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Frade - McPartlin, Falcato, Di Pinto, Howe - 有耀 (Youyao), Echebeste, Battisti, Tulath - Brambilla, Kožený.

Cleethorpes used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Ellesmere. R. Votruba could have put Cleethorpes into the lead after 7 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. Ellesmere's P. Battisti was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 31 minutes. At this time in the match, Cleethorpes were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. D. Anderton really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by B. Paiva Neto after a corner. Ellesmere earned themselves a free kick after a counterattack wasn't dealt with adequately by their opponents. P. Falcato powered the shot in for 0 - 1. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Cleethorpes, with 58 percent of the ball.

Cleethorpes's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. With 54 minutes played, Ellesmere put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was P. Battisti. C. McPartlin showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for Ellesmere after 57 minutes to make the score 0 - 3. The Ellesmere players could smell victory in the air. 薛. 有耀 (Youyao) wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for G. Goostrey after 64 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Cleethorpes, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

Cleethorpes's top performer was clearly M. Bull. B. Westzaam turned in a dismal performance, however. Ellesmere's best player was R. Kožený. On the other hand, D. Frade's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 3.