1.   Cronje complied with instructions from shocked ICC officials to remove the earplug during the first drinks interval but asserted that this was the way ahead for the game.

2.   Felix Aboagye hit the Tunisian crossbar and veteran star Abedi Pele and young striker Emmanuel Tetteh both came close to scoring later in the first interval.

3.   Tom Koivisto and Tomi Kallio went on to add two more goals before the first interval.

4.   Slovakia looked dominant in general and created several more scoring chances and their forward Miroslav Hlinka scored to give his side a narrow lead before the first interval.

5.   Team-mate Ivan Tkatchenko, who plays with Russian champions Yaroslavl, added two more goals before the first interval to put Russia firmly in the driving seat.