Golden 3 - 1 Crizackheads (376295684)

81723 punters turned up at The Golden Swamp, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Carlos Peña was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gerrit Killermann and Taimoor Niaz. Golden decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. Lineup: Faure - Damiani, Manfredi, Goehrke, Kongar - Garza, Garcia Neto, Sidenskär, Byriel, Hietaniemi - Hrabčík.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Crizackheads. Starters: Dyer - Zegar, Torrio, Breuker, Véjar - Boari, Karstensson, Melenas, Carrier, Procner - Ziegler.

Crizackheads were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 12 minutes in, the referee awarded Golden a penalty. Z. Hrabčík coolly slotted it home for a 1 - 0 lead. Z. Hrabčík had a fantastic opportunity to put Golden up another goal 21 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. A counterattack by Crizackheads after 33 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but A. Véjar, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. After 34 minutes, Z. Hrabčík put Golden ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Golden enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Golden to 3 - 0 as Z. Hrabčík finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. By then Z. Hrabčík had scored three goals - a hat trick! 75 minutes into the match, Crizackheads replied and reduced the lead to 3 - 1. E. Ziegler scored on a marvellous cross pass coming in from the left. A great save by keeper L. Dyer after 78 minutes kept the visitors in the game after M. Garcia Neto struck from the left with a real cannonball. Crizackheads's counterattack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision! M. Procner's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Golden, with 58 percent of the ball.

Most important Golden player was Z. Hrabčík. R. Garza turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Crizackheads player was without a doubt K. Zegar. L. Dyer on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.