henz 1 - 4 Inter (365289831)

20657 spectators had found their way to Ghencea arena, despite the heavy rain. Gottlieb Müntefering was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jaume Ruiz and Adriano Ferrara. henz started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Neamţu - Schlittgen, Ruiz, Littfeld - Făgădar, Luca, Däbritz, Aspa - Velicu, Abrašević, Kandić.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Inter. Starters: Güler - Montaperto, Claessen, Gunnarsson, Spasojević - Stavrum, Fraga, Kofman, Flora - Sivisky, Wende.

henz used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. The wings were the focus of most of Inter's attacks today. 27 minutes into the game, D. Fraga almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. henz created a good opportunity to score 28 minutes into the match when E. Ruiz's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. It was a bad day for the usually speedy S. Schlittgen. The mud seemed to slow him down. The rain made it hard for players like S. Spasojević to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. The guests took the lead 34 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in S. Wende scoring to make it 0 - 1. henz's J. Däbritz had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 40 minutes having been played. R. Despoiu was the replacement. henz's D. Făgădar was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - I. Velicu managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 1 after 40 minutes. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 41 minutes into the match left Inter's E. Stavrum completely free to score. 1 - 2 for the visitors. It was 1 - 2 at the break. Inter enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

D. Fraga of Inter received a yellow card after 52 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. S. Wende left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 71 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. M. Ferreira was the replacement. Players in Inter heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. With 81 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed G. Kofman of Inter to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 1 - 3. henz's Č. Abrašević got himself booked for a foul. Inter were forced into a substitution as C. Flora couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing D. Oberman to come in off the bench. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but T. Sivisky showed great heart and had a good game. After 85 minutes, Inter sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached E. Stavrum, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 1 - 4. After the ball was lifted in from the left, E. Stavrum was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 87 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. The home crowd cheered when, after 88 minutes, H. Gunnarsson's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. Inter had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

Č. Abrašević performed admirably for henz. D. Făgădar turned in a dismal performance, however. Inter's best player was D. Fraga. D. Oberman on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 4.