Dübendorf 0 - 5 OUTLANDER (394036447)

A scorching day at General Motors Dome of Zelgli, where 2285 spectators were in place for today's match. Matias Liikkanen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jens Eykelenboom and Massimiliano Falco. Dübendorf had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players took the field: Rubino - Sénard, Jarillot, Bonnet - Galtelli, Gorostiza, Blondiau, Hiekkanen - Cozzo, Kervella, Seck.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for OUTLANDER. The following players had been chosen: Matikainen - Lempinen, Warén, Sijtsma - Lindlöf, Maukonen, Horttana, Horloff, Lojamo - Menot, Leppälahti.

Dübendorf used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when S. Horloff slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against A. Rubino, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. OUTLANDER took the lead 16 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. N. Lojamo was the scorer. OUTLANDER's L. Maukonen was shown a yellow card after 17 minutes for slicing down an opponent. B. Sijtsma received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 27 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 2. The OUTLANDER fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. 28 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as J. Leppälahti finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. After this, you could see that the players of OUTLANDER were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. A. Warén of OUTLANDER received a yellow card after 31 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. OUTLANDER enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 67 percent of possession.

Usually a powerful player on the field, L. Seck looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. After 70 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed A. Warén to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 4. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile M. Horttana. After 77 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave J. Leppälahti a chance to increase the lead for OUTLANDER, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 5. OUTLANDER had most of the ball, with 71 percent of possession.

Dübendorf's best player was F. Cozzo. V. Gorostiza turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating OUTLANDER player was without a doubt S. Menot. J. Lempinen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 5.