Nobby 1 - 0 Larmet (388121137)

25271 spectators had come to Stadio di Celeste this cloudy day. Vlado Prokop was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Matthew Britton and Chris Claus. Nobby tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Poclid - Ramajo, Costa Manso, Reichelt - Kerkopoulos, Wennbrant, Waxman, Hainzl - Berkovic, Meyer-Andresen, Balantzategi.

Larmet decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. Lineup: Hecker - Oprişor, Ingelgård, Bokbratt, Sörensson, Granquist - Jacob, Baer, Urquieta, Gherselli - Gunnarsson.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Larmet. Slack defending gave Nobby a chance to take the lead with 27 minutes played, but K. Meyer-Andresen's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. Coming in from the right, Larmet had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 28 minutes, but S. Gherselli's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Larmet's counterattacks created a good chance for T. Bokbratt on the right after 36 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. G. Balantzategi sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from G. Hainzl after 37 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 0. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Nobby claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Larmet's counterattack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision! D. Baer's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. With 73 minutes played, E. Wennbrant could have brought this one home for Nobby as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. 76 minutes into the match, G. Hainzl could have extended the lead, but his powerful free kick went just over the bar. Nobby had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

K. Meyer-Andresen performed admirably for Nobby. G. Hainzl turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Larmet player was M. Gunnarsson. M. Hecker on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.