Bučany 4 - 1 PLATA.. (393499108)

Clear skies welcomed the 3457 spectators who had made their way to Bučanský kotol. Tomas Linner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stefan Hofmann and Gert Eskildsen. Bučany tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Papsø - Boboš, Dekanovský, Ilavský - Johansen, Flekáč, Kučinský, Ďungel - Guesnon, Østgård, Mustkivi.

PLATA.. had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Cano - Rainer, Rudin, Porcheddu - Allo, Reascos, Eguenetxea, Augé, Velarde Diez - Marafini, Raadsveld.

Today, Bučany's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by P. Mustkivi. At last, Bučany's D. Flekáč was able to backheel the ball in. 1 - 0. Unfortunately for PLATA.., G. Porcheddu suffered a concussion after 19 minutes and had to be taken for tests. The coach had his head in his hands after realising he could not send a replacement onto the pitch, and the team had to continue a man short. Bučany solidified their lead at the 21 minute mark, as M. Østgård dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. With 37 minutes played, L. Eguenetxea of PLATA.. fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. G. Johansen squirmed through their central defence after 38 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. The players of Bučany now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Bučany, with 60 percent of the ball.

After 60 minutes, T. Ilavský put Bučany ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. PLATA..'s D. Marafini was shown a yellow card after 67 minutes for slicing down an opponent. J. Dekanovský of Bučany had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. E. Bascomta came in to finish the match. The PLATA.. free kick 69 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of I. Raadsveld, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 4 - 1! Coming from the right, R. Kučinský almost managed to score another goal for Bučany, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Bučany enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Bučany's top performer was clearly D. Flekáč. E. Bascomta on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating PLATA.. player was without a doubt I. Raadsveld. R. Velarde Diez was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.