Klabzubova 2 - 5 Falcons (365867752)

Due to an all-day shower, 24704 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at EDEN. Pierluigi Bianchi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Desimir Stojković and Taha Jahaf. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Hlavní město Praha derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Klabzubova. Starters: van Oldebarneveld - Castanheira, Eder, Smith - Guillossou, Zieglmaier, Mohammadi, Cirilo, Redondo - Pan Bajo, Dracena.

Falcons started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Azevedo - Grønholdt, Hašek, Liponi - Maštalíř, Llosa, Dommergaard, Prestandrea, Görner - Kolbenschmidt, Mujica.

The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit M. Prestandrea just fine. Klabzubova's B. Guillossou tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. 30 minutes in, Klabzubova's E. Pan Bajo received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. One of many good crosses from B. Guillossou on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by E. Pan Bajo, who scored for Klabzubova. 1 - 0 Falcons showed their counterattack skill 39 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with P. Görner scoring uncontested for 1 - 1. Falcons took the lead after 41 minutes making the score 1 - 2. I. Liponi placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. It was a bad day for the usually speedy M. Llosa. The mud seemed to slow him down. The home keeper was stunned 42 minutes into the match when he misjudged the free kick by M. Llosa and dived in the wrong direction. The visitors increased the lead to 1 - 3. Halftime score was 1 - 3. Falcons enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

A drive down the left side allowed T. Kolbenschmidt to get in close and score another goal for Falcons after 49 minutes, taking the score to 1 - 4. Klabzubova's fans were urging them forward as they tried to get back into the game, and their vocal support was rewarded 67 minutes into the match as T. Redondo ran onto a beautiful ball played through the visitors' defence and slotted it past the keeper to reduce the deficit. 2 - 4. After 74 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed P. Görner to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 2 - 5. The Falcons players could smell victory in the air. V. Maštalíř wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for P. Goethijn after 75 minutes. Klabzubova's E. Pan Bajo left the field after 83 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was J. Cisiński. Possession in this half belonged to Falcons, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

The most dominating Klabzubova player was without a doubt E. Zieglmaier. On the other hand, J. Cisiński's play was disheartening. Falcons's best player was M. Prestandrea. P. Azevedo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 5.