Nieskuteczni 1 - 5 Jah (393607202)

66807 punters turned up at F.C.N. ARENA, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Vasile Oprea was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dolf van Andel and Raul Agache. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Nieskuteczni. Lineup: Magazzini - Parent, Nordbo, Chabatyuk - McLoughlin, Jakubiak, Choi, Firmanto, Bock - Jarzombek, Döhren.

Jah decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Högdahl - Eguino, Tyszka, Brossette - Harjupatana, Rudek, Szachta, Warner-Davies, van den Ham - Szczypior, Pinneberg.

B. Tyszka of Jah seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 0 - 1 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by A. Rudek. 11 minutes into the match, N. Szczypior came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. Jah's V. Harjupatana made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 24 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender slid in and cleared the ball off the line. After 28 minutes V. Harjupatana made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to N. Szczypior who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 0 - 2. Proving his experience, L. Pinneberg scored 0 - 3 for Jah after putting some pressure on the opposing defence at a critical moment. The players of Jah now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. The visitors' K. Warner-Davies took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 31 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for Jah. Jah's A. Rudek was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 32 minutes. 0 - 4 was the halftime score. Jah enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

I. Szachta left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. S. Haaland was the replacement. It took several tries, but Nieskuteczni managed to break through on the left after 62 minutes, getting the ball to R. Chabatyuk who easily reduced the lead to make the score 1 - 4. A. Rudek increased Jah's lead to 1 - 5 with a superb free kick strike that flew in just under the far top corner. Jah came close to extending their lead as W. van den Ham delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 77 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. Nieskuteczni's C. McLoughlin managed a superb strike from the left after 78 minutes that would have left goalkeeper L. Högdahl without a chance, had it not hit the post. Jah had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

D. Firmanto performed admirably for Nieskuteczni. On the other hand, R. Chabatyuk's play was disheartening. Jah's best player was V. Harjupatana. W. van den Ham on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 5.