Mega-X 1 - 3 United (374288307)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 37677 that came out to JORDAN. Mikael Hasselbom was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Li Choon Wen and Justin de Ruijsscher. Mega-X tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Gränacher - Jońca, Horni, Bersano, Hukkanen - Lisei, Holm, Dulgheru, Rome - Ferrandino, Reckling.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for United. Starters: Levkovic - Squires, Moloney, Rice - Dunn, Castle, Kinnon, Kildare, Devine - Butler, Pant.

United were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. R. Butler's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. Mega-X had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 12 minutes, but G. Dulgheru's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. United's A. Pant was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 35 minutes. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of United's K. Rice after 39 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. United had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Due to some great work on the right wing Mega-X's G. Ferrandino was able to even the score after 47 minutes to make the score 1 - 1. Making his way up the middle 55 minutes into the match, V. Lisei almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert Y. Levkovic blocked it to keep the score level. H. Horni found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 59 minutes into the match, and M. Devine wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 1 - 2 for the visitors. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 77 minutes, United did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, R. Butler was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by United, with 62 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Mega-X player was without a doubt G. Dulgheru. H. Horni on the other hand, had a terrible day. United's best player was R. Butler. S. Dunn turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 3.