ZB 4 - 0 Roottori (394305206)

It had rained all day, but 1590 hardy fans still made it out to Zielona Oaza. Manuel Vázquez was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dan Trif and Èrt Vampelj. ZB decided to use a 5-5-0 set up. Lineup: Smycz - Toporowski, Borzeszkowski, Copin, Przebiela, Kurpiel - Sønderlund, Nieścierowicz, Niinivirta, Nad', Kanun -.

Roottori had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. They fielded: Marjusaari - Zirion, Dudok, Siler, Szigeti, Grafhaider - Ruottinen, Yli-Rajala, Takaneva - Bertl, Anttila.

Roottori clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. S. Grafhaider was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! 39 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for ZB was O. Niinivirta. H. Szigeti slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. After 40 minutes, ZB's F. Nieścierowicz found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 2 - 0. After 41 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by ZB was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of ZB to 3 - 0 as S. Nad' finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Confident in their lead, ZB's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 43 minutes in, Roottori's K. Yli-Rajala received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ZB, with 67 percent of the ball.

63 minutes into the game, Roottori seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. ZB were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 80 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by F. Nieścierowicz. 4 - 0 for the home side. Roottori had to make a substitution after 85 minutes. K. Zirion limped off the field and was replaced by V. Savia. F. Nieścierowicz could have put ZB up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 86 minutes. ZB enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.

Most important ZB player was F. Kanun. A. Toporowski turned in a dismal performance, however. Roottori's top performer was clearly A. Anttila. V. Savia was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 0.