CSKA 2 - 1 Slokas (366394630)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and CSKA Halle saw a crowd turnout of 35482. Gregorio Foletto was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fernando Erb and Sylvain Noor. CSKA decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Schröfel - Figueroa, Jian Lai, Hjalmarsson - Decourcelle, Ekmanis, Letovaltsev, Pellino, Accary - Scherr, Picchianti.

Slokas had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Dzenis - von Häfen, Rodríguez, Bułakowski - Jākobsons, Gkonias, Caerts, Spiro, Yamashiro - Putāns, Jurāns.

CSKA made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left A. Decourcelle completely alone with keeper S. Dzenis, who made a spectacular block. D. Letovaltsev caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 6 minutes. This gave CSKA the 1 - 0 lead. CSKA's A. Picchianti got himself booked for a foul. D. Spiro of Slokas was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. B. Bułakowski finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 1 - 1 40 minutes into the match. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

A. Picchianti's speed was clear to see after 71 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released S. Scherr who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 2 - 1. Slokas had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

Most important CSKA player was S. Scherr. G. Pellino on the other hand, had a terrible day. I. Jurāns performed admirably for Slokas. However, A. Putāns made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.