marine 2 - 6 MariaMariko (379693644)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 43313 had shown up at marine nerima stadium for the match. Jonas Nyhen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jos Bouwer and Zinoviy Volchkov. marine decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. They fielded: Anami - Kuajara, Keehner, Zelnik, Li Lai - Yew Ho, Janis, Polito, Bachhuber, Oivanen - Grabatin.

MariaMariko tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Bernschneider - Almidon, Madalet, Thole - 安田 (Yasuda), Cunescu, 渡辺 (Watanabe), Villabol, 松井 (Matsui) - Meerimbekov, Campbell.

It was obvious that MariaMariko were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. The pressing tactics used by MariaMariko were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. 27 minutes into the match, the MariaMariko manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. 30 minutes into the game, R. Kuajara had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came P. Kronbeck. marine made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left E. Oivanen completely alone with keeper D. Bernschneider, who made a spectacular block. After 37 minutes, the MariaMariko coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. marine enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

MariaMariko pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. 52 minutes in, the referee awarded marine a penalty. C. Keehner coolly slotted it home for a 1 - 0 lead. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 58 minutes, MariaMariko did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, N. Campbell was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 1. MariaMariko's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Priding himself in being an active coach, the MariaMariko manager gave new instructions to his players after 70 minutes. As the match clock reached 74 minutes, MariaMariko's organisation began to suffer due to a lack of experience. The coach of MariaMariko wanted to try to change things around after 77 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. Possession in this half belonged to marine, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

With the scores being level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of MariaMariko was able to get his message across, and raised MariaMariko's organisation to solid. Good work by the marine defensive line after 97 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found C. Keehner alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. The referee showed MariaMariko's H. Thole the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. marine had a chance to take the lead after B. Janis's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 108 minutes. After extra time, the game was still tied and a penalty shoot-out ensued.

A confident B. Janis of marine put the ball right where he wanted, but D. Bernschneider was right there for the save. No goal. MariaMariko's 直. 安田 (Yasuda) coolly put the ball past T. Anami. 1 - 2. Clearly nervous from the start, marine's N. Bachhuber took a long run up, but could only blast the ball over the bar. The score remains 1 - 2. MariaMariko's H. Thole made no mistake. T. Anami didn't have a chance. 1 - 3. marine's E. Oivanen was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 2 - 3! MariaMariko's A. Meerimbekov kept his cool as he faced down T. Anami. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 2 - 4. marine's P. Kronbeck drove the ball hard to the corner but couldn't get it past the outstretched arm of D. Bernschneider. The score remains 2 - 4. Oh, the sweet feet of technical M. Villabol... His left one gave MariaMariko a lovely goal. 2 - 5. marine's T. Anami didn't hesitate but D. Bernschneider managed the save, resulting in an unchanged 2 - 5 score. MariaMariko's F. Madalet showed he has nerves of steel when it comes to penalties, easily changing the score to 2 - 6. The most dominating marine player was without a doubt E. Polito. E. Oivanen on the other hand, had a terrible day. A. Meerimbekov performed admirably for MariaMariko. D. Bernschneider turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 6.