Atletico 3 - 1 Kosi (365829428)

Dark skies made the crowd of 53892 at The Magical Fort a little nervous, but the rain held off. Mikael Mårtensson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Oscar Lequi and Xeno Bumbacher. Atletico tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Binko - Thorell, Matic, Mejta - Lindmair, Morava, Čeleda, Konečný, Šefl - Vukmirović, Stříž.

Kosi decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Calbini - Schafer, Pisoni, Middenmeer, Li Calzi - van Wezep, Pěkný, Petýrek, Schaipp - Zaalberg, Patte.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Kosi. N. Binko looked great 4 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' B. Middenmeer. 26 minutes into the match, Atletico's L. Šefl demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to C. Stříž who chipped it in for 1 - 0. 33 minutes into the match, the speedy S. Vukmirović easily outpaced E. Pisoni, chipped the keeper and made the score 2 - 0. Confident in their lead, Atletico's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The referee showed Kosi's F. Zaalberg the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Atletico, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

The Atletico free kick 51 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of R. Morava, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 3 - 0! As the game started to slip away for Kosi, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. The Kosi coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed Kosi's coach gave J. Gilík the opportunity the player had been hoping for. B. Schaipp reluctantly left the field. G. Li Calzi was handed the Kosi captain's armband. Kosi showed their counterattack skill 73 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with H. van Wezep scoring uncontested for 3 - 1. The Atletico coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 74 minutes into the game. In an effort to secure the lead, Atletico changed their tactic after 74 minutes. A questionable free kick call just outside the home side's penalty area gave Kosi a chance at reducing the score 76 minutes into the match. In the end, the ball went wide. After 77 minutes, the defensive line of Atletico created a counterattack through the middle that gave C. Stříž a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Atletico, with 58 percent of the ball.

Most important Atletico player was S. Vukmirović. However, L. Šefl made a disastrous appearance. Z. Pěkný performed admirably for Kosi. On the other hand, S. Schafer's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.