zhorzho 0 - 1 Tractors (393954091)

47605 punters turned up at kahla, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Cornelius Tischler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Armando Caldiero and Miron Netto. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for zhorzho. The following players took the field: Nabergoj - Roca, Lapajna, Madureira, Manche' - Roßers, Charpentier, Chita, Maltry - Hestvik, Bucciol.

Tractors had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Guzmán - Diarra, Dam, Molina Moreno - Kostadinov, Bryant, Schnell, Puech, Isola - Barbero, Pavič.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of zhorzho. 7 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but T. Isola, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. zhorzho's A. Manche' was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 20 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Tractors, with 56 percent of the ball.

46 minutes into the game, zhorzho wanted to bring some new energy to their game. D. Lapajna gave N. Bohen a quick hug as he left the field. Down the middle came D. Pavič, making a fantastic play that nearly had Tractors take the lead after 47 minutes, but B. Nabergoj preserved the tie. With 63 minutes gone, C. Bucciol suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by zhorzho caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Tractors's P. Kostadinov showed his experience after 68 minutes, as he expertly set himself up to take advantage of a rebound off the crossbar, but his shot was tipped harmlessly out of the way. Tractors took the lead 70 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. D. Pavič was the scorer. Possession in this half belonged to Tractors, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Most important zhorzho player was B. Nabergoj. However, A. Madureira made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Tractors player was without a doubt A. Guzmán. T. Isola was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 1.