Kniebel 0 - 1 Eversten (368859348)

Due to an all-day shower, 15152 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Kickplatz auf Nord. Basil Reynoso was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Márcio Francioni and Jaime Masnou. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Kniebel. Starters: Jones - Revoira, Schupan, Pohjanvirta - de Kam, Lala, Syskoplam, Vitortas, Robu - Bark, Durlinger.

Eversten tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. They fielded: Paraska - da Lagoa, Schickmyar, Furmans, Aakerman, Bramfeld - Haaning, Figan, Martí - Elmose, Wessner.

Kniebel seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Eversten. The rain made it hard for players like T. Figan to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. Eversten's L. Furmans left the field after 22 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was R. Breitling. E. Bramfeld was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Eversten's R. Elmose managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 0 - 1 G. Revoira charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Kniebel, but the shot went well wide of the goal. Eversten mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 29 minutes, but R. Elmose was unable to convert from short range. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Kniebel, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. After 40 minutes, the defensive line of Eversten created a counterattack through the middle that gave R. Breitling a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Kniebel, with 56 percent of the ball.

With the clock showing 50 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Eversten resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by R. Elmose in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. Eversten's E. Bramfeld was shown a yellow card after 66 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Eversten had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 69 minutes, but M. Aakerman's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. Kniebel had to make a substitution after 76 minutes. N. de Kam limped off the field and was replaced by T. Kunnas. With 80 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Eversten resulted in a counterattack that set M. Aakerman free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Possession in this half belonged to Kniebel, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

C. Syskoplam performed admirably for Kniebel. T. Kunnas was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Eversten player was without a doubt M. Aakerman. However, R. Breitling made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 1.