Darwins 2 - 0 Eyerhaufen (348589125)

Dark skies made the crowd of 2093 at Darwin's XI Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Figo van Nijnanten was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Aaro Rosenqvist and Guillaume Martinez. Darwins started off with a 5-5-0 lineup. Starters: Grace - Dzwigała, Dougan, Morarka, Siggaard, Watts - Rohovský, Theroux, Tungate, Duyu, Pamment -.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Eyerhaufen. The following players took the field: Junguito - Wierucki, Muslić - Blythe, Lyhne, Calandra, Bannier, Harloff - Cavalcanti, Govoni, Romilã.

Going for long shots seemed to be the strategy in use by Darwins. Pressing was the tactic of the day for Eyerhaufen. A well placed corner kick from S. Pamment was followed by M. Dzwigała's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Darwins, the score now 1 - 0. With 37 minutes played, M. Dzwigała of Darwins fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Darwins claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Sensing defeat in the air, the Eyerhaufen manager directed P. Calandra and N. Blythe to change positions with each other. This was 46 minutes into the match. An equalising goal seemed certain after 62 minutes when N. Blythe attacked down the left wing, but G. Grace just managed to make a save to keep the ball out of the net. Eyerhaufen's right side looked dangerous 63 minutes in, but G. Grace made a good save on N. Blythe's hard shot to the top corner. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, M. Rohovský got himself booked. The manager of Darwins was not happy. Eyerhaufen's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Darwins to 2 - 0 as H. Duyu finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Darwins, with 51 percent of the ball.

M. Rohovský performed admirably for Darwins. On the other hand, R. Tungate's play was disheartening. The most dominating Eyerhaufen player was without a doubt T. Muslić. P. Govoni turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.