Dark skies made the crowd of 14798 at Stade laurent Pokou a little nervous, but the rain held off.
hermines had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation.
The following players had been chosen: Gougeon - Kinbers, Laporte, Dębiński, Mazzoni, Casademunt - Cantoni, San Francisco, Kosulis, Vermeulen - Marshall.
Pierre started off with a 3-5-2 lineup.
They fielded: Mialon - Korkeakoski, Dyrborn, Peräsarka - Vakkila, Pin, Abaab, Mankola, Hanna - Apšner, Thayanithy.
For their match strategy, hermines had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible.
After 8 minutes, Pierre put themselves up by 0 - 1, as Danny Thayanithy finished off a strike from the left with a real cannon placed at the far post.
A drive on the left side allowed Pierre's Mustafa Hanna to get in close and score a goal in the 11:th minute, leading to 0 - 2.
By now, Pierre were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead.
In the game's 21:th minute, Chérif Abaab 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.
hermines's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack, but Adolfo Cantoni's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper.
Nicolas Pin of Pierre was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle.
0 - 2 was the halftime score.
Pierre held the ball, with a clear 76 percent of possession.
Chérif Abaab was, after 49 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but home side's keeper Bruno Gougeon made the save.
A drive on the left side allowed Pierre's Chérif Abaab to get in close and score a goal in the 62:th minute, leading to 0 - 3.
Bruno Gougeon got a fingertip on Ola Dyrborn's shot from the left in the 69:th minute, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal.
In the 71:th minute, Ludvik Apšner came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide.
Pierre held the ball, with a clear 82 percent of possession.
hermines's top performer was clearly Zigfrīds Kinbers.
Adolfo Cantoni was a disappointment, however.
Mustafa Hanna performed admirably for Pierre.
Markus Korkeakoski was a disappointment, however.
The match ends 0 - 3.
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