Makys 2 - 0 JUVENTUS-BG (393745867)

3463 fans braved the pouring rain at Fumarium. Mario Mureddu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fabrice Thomas and Jean-Paul de Hoogh. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Makys. The following players took the field: Jóakimsson - Hénon, Anguiano, Blanco, Dias Vieira, Gándara - Haba, Bürgler, Belot, Johannessen - Barmer.

JUVENTUS-BG tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Koychev - Mutev, Blagoev, Levordashki - Tozan, Streif, Kamenov, Podliessnig, Borisov - Andreev, Spirov.

For their match strategy, Makys had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when H. Spirov was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 3 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! 6 minutes in, Makys's A. Dias Vieira received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Makys showed their counterattack skill 23 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with P. Haba scoring uncontested for 1 - 0. The referee showed JUVENTUS-BG's V. Andreev the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. V. Andreev made a nice dash down the wing after 35 minutes, but was unable to get the cross into the box. A goal kick was awarded. P. Kamenov made a run for the goal 37 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. JUVENTUS-BG had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

R. Belot of Makys seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 2 - 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by D. Bürgler. With the clock showing 59 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Makys resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by A. Dias Vieira in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. It was a bad day for the usually speedy V. Andreev. The mud seemed to slow him down. Good work by the Makys defensive line after 69 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found V. Johannessen alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. After 84 minutes Makys tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, V. Johannessen's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. JUVENTUS-BG enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

D. Bürgler performed admirably for Makys. However, R. Belot made a disastrous appearance. JUVENTUS-BG's best player was T. Podliessnig. V. Andreev on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.