Dzodzinova11 0 - 2 HASTRMANI (393042531)

Dark skies made the crowd of 34461 at Dzodzinova Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Stefano Leonetti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Iancu Trifan and Didier Albaynac. Dzodzinova11 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Murashov - Nyegaard, Šteinkortas, Veurink - Heijn, Wilanowski, Tomczuk, Špatný, Demirović - Radowitz, Balmacedas.

HASTRMANI had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. The following players took the field: Regan - Zacharz, Horák, Štefek, Schütz, Řehulka - Pácal, Kocáb, Dibelka - Hrubý, Műller.

Dzodzinova11 mostly relied on their long range shooting ability. HASTRMANI tried to focus their attacks down the middle. After 2 minutes, HASTRMANI's M. Műller made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. After 28 minutes, HASTRMANI's V. Pácal burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. The players of HASTRMANI now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 30 minutes in, HASTRMANI's G. Dibelka received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Dzodzinova11, as E. Nyegaard left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. G. Pérez de Haro took his place on the field. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. HASTRMANI enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 71 percent of possession.

HASTRMANI had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. M. Műller came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over A. Murashov but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. M. Műller was, after 60 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper A. Murashov made the save. After 67 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by HASTRMANI was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. With 80 minutes played, R. Řehulka nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by HASTRMANI, with 70 percent of the ball.

Most important Dzodzinova11 player was A. Murashov. G. Pérez de Haro on the other hand, had a terrible day. R. Hrubý performed admirably for HASTRMANI. R. Řehulka turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 2.