Clarkston 2 - 1 McYids (368722479)

55758 spectators arrived at Williamwood Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Atze Schwertzell was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tadeusz Sikulec and Jules Arnaiz. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Clarkston. Lineup: Laža - Hamerlinck, Ghislanzoni, Herrle - Korsbæk, Azevedo Dias, Lederer, Schmitt, Denizart - Oberreiter, Christophe.

McYids tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Thinggaard - Hinojosa, Gillmeister, Honsberger, Sender - Gesto, Stillavato, Okay, Ginesu, MacLeod - Puliga.

Clarkston clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. It was an obvious ambition of McYids to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Some great play up the middle by Clarkston led to a chance for M. Herrle to score after 14 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Clarkston were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Clarkston fans held their breath as M. Herrle scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! Clarkston's D. Hamerlinck got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of McYids, as G. Stillavato left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. L. Manley took his place on the field. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Clarkston enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

Clarkston put in a good effort on the right, but U. Schmitt saw his volley fly wide of the mark 62 minutes into the game. The visitors' equaliser seemed sure to come after 64 minutes, following a one on one situation around the left hand side of the goal area, but R. Laža got the best of it, blocking the shot from F. Puliga. The visitors' F. Puliga was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 73 minutes. The coach of Clarkston wanted to try to change things around after 73 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. After 73 minutes, the Clarkston coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. With the match clock at 73 minutes, Clarkston modified their style of play a little bit. Priding himself in being an active coach, the Clarkston manager gave new instructions to his players after 80 minutes. C. Oberreiter gave Clarkston the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 Clarkston had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

Most important Clarkston player was C. Oberreiter. C. Korsbæk on the other hand, had a terrible day. McYids's top performer was clearly F. Puliga. L. Manley turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.