Akihabara 2 - 1 K.C.F.C. (371471434)

Dark skies made the crowd of 70000 at AKIBA Yodobashi Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Jozef Kuhajda was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jan Lund and Jason Hyman. Akihabara had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Batebi - Le Brun, Kupari, Palmer - Agrafoxo, Komatsu, Kwakami, Morisue, Fujita - Lemmenmeier, 本多 (Honda).

K.C.F.C. started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Falvo - Choi, Demalata, Funakoshi, Tsuboi - Trimble, Imiołczyk, Bilson, Waziri, Musser - Haie.

The wings were the focus of most of Akihabara's attacks today. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of K.C.F.C.. K. Funakoshi gave the visitors the lead 17 minutes into the match to make it 0 - 1. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a handball in the penalty area. After a short break after 17 minutes, K.C.F.C. seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. After 17 minutes, the K.C.F.C. players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. In an effort to secure the lead, K.C.F.C. changed their tactic after 17 minutes. B. Trimble left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 17 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. K. Okuda was the replacement. The Akihabara players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. K.C.F.C.'s A. Haie was shown a yellow card after 29 minutes for slicing down an opponent. K.C.F.C. almost scored after a counterattack 31 minutes into the match, but M. Demalata took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. Players in Akihabara heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Akihabara, with 64 percent of the ball.

81 minutes into the match, Akihabara's A. Kupari maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. The referee showed K.C.F.C.'s G. Imiołczyk the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Akihabara fans held their breath as A. Le Brun scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! J. Lemmenmeier wanted to play on, but the Akihabara coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 86 minutes into the game by S. Penev. The coach of Akihabara was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 87 minutes, R. Raciti came on for A. Agrafoxo. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Akihabara coach let S. Kovalcsik replace A. Batebi after 89 minutes. Akihabara had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

Most important Akihabara player was T. Komatsu. On the other hand, S. Kovalcsik's play was disheartening. The most dominating K.C.F.C. player was without a doubt A. Bilson. K. Okuda on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.