Tornado 0 - 4 United (394042062)

Clear skies welcomed the 3171 spectators who had made their way to Tornado Lucense Arena. Alan Wylie was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jadran van der Bilt and Peter Dominko. Tornado decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Sacaluga - Benlliure, Muñoz Ybarra, Garabán - Funtané, Tejada, Vandivielso, Germanenko, Miquel - Tortajada, Rodríguez.

United tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Ožvald - Linmar, Döbrösi, Pomper, Kryštof - Pastierik, Košalko, Kapatais, Chiavini, Sčislák - Padúch.

Tornado used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. After 1 minutes, the Tornado coach made a sign to C. Tortajada, who soon changed positions with D. Miquel. L. Vandivielso got new instructions from the Tornado coach after 1 minutes. He changed positions with V. Garabán soon after. Tornado made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left G. Tejada completely alone with keeper J. Ožvald, who made a spectacular block. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, P. Rodríguez got himself booked. The manager of Tornado was not happy. 21 minutes in, Tornado's J. Benlliure received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. M. Kapatais of United had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. I. Rajčian came in to finish the match. 26 minutes into the game, Tornado seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to solid. S. Pastierik's speed was clear to see after 27 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released V. Padúch who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 0 - 1. After 33 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave B. Döbrösi a chance to increase the lead for United, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. 38 minutes in, Tornado appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. 40 minutes into the game, Tornado seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. Given a free kick close to the byline, United tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let V. Padúch slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 3, 41 minutes into the game. 0 - 3 was the score after the first half. United enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

The Tornado players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. The visitors' S. Pastierik took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 69 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for United. Some things can only be learned through experience, and L. Vandivielso should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting United a goal with 71 minutes of the match played. Tornado's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. 80 minutes into the game, Tornado had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to inadequate. United had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

J. Benlliure performed admirably for Tornado. G. Tejada turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating United player was without a doubt I. Rajčian. B. Döbrösi was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 4.