Suspect 0 - 5 Empii (377082128)

Due to an all-day shower, 25658 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at AlphaStadium. Jens-Thomas Diepelt was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stéphane Desprez and Luca Merlonghi. Suspect started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. They fielded: Ionescu - Scroxton, Mpakolas, Hofbauer, Mosoiu - van Teylingen, Ple, Geestenseth - Premoli, Braga Filho, Areshkin.

Empii had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Starters: Lukić - Voinea, Stöpel - Nache, Ursache, Hanganu, Breinhoelder, MacCorry - Mustafa, Bačkaitis, Vangierdegom.

Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 3 minutes into the match left Empii's C. Hanganu completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. After 19 minutes of game time, S. Stöpel had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but A. Ionescu was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. P. Areshkin had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. A drive down the left side allowed T. Mustafa to get in close and score another goal for Empii after 22 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. After 23 minutes, Suspect switched L. Hofbauer with C. Arcostro, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Suspect needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 23 minutes A. Ple made way for M. Van Dycke. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Suspect's P. Areshkin was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 23 minutes. D. Hacardiaux was given a chance to change things around. D. van Teylingen didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. 43 minutes into the match, A. Bačkaitis came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. Empii had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

A. Bačkaitis of Empii took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 66 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 3. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Empii lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. With 73 minutes played, D. van Teylingen of Suspect fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 81 minutes into the game, Suspect seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a weak level of organisation. The home crowd cheered when, after 85 minutes, C. Hanganu's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. 87 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 4 as M. Breinhoelder finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. There was concern in the stands when, at the 88 minute mark, Suspect's D. Hacardiaux hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. Empii's P. Ursache made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 88 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender slid in and cleared the ball off the line. Some fine movement on the left led to a Empii goal after 89 minutes, making it 0 - 5. M. Breinhoelder was noted down as the scorer. Empii enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

The most dominating Suspect player was without a doubt D. Hacardiaux. A. Ionescu on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Empii player was T. Mustafa. On the other hand, G. Lukić's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 5.