Bogdanov 4 - 3 Porcospini (366344167)

It had rained all day, but 12254 hardy fans still made it out to Cage Arena. Guenter Rauschenberger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Domenik Megner and Petter Jörgensson. Bogdanov had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Caturra - Cantarini, Mesquita, Losito, Aydar - Chukhlov, Nicolescu, Derbsch, Bezzi - Hökner, Bacenetti.

Porcospini started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Lineup: Łuczak - Petronaci, Lilli, de Kreek - van Schriek, van der Sluis, Gori, Đuraš - Ulflind, Touch, Tomasson.

The wings were the focus of most of Bogdanov's attacks today. R. Đuraš fired a shot from distance after 4 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for Porcospini. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to G. Bacenetti, but the Bogdanov player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! Bogdanov put themselves up 2 - 0 when G. Losito broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. R. Touch could've grabbed a goal for Porcospini 24 minutes in when he got a pass from the left putting him free of the home side's defence, but he was unable to take advantage of the situation. Ater 24 minutes P. Ulflind seized on an opportunistic attack from the right, and scored for Porcospini making it 2 - 1. It was 2 - 1 at the break. Porcospini enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit T. de Kreek just fine. Porcospini needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes P. Lilli made way for J. Haywood. After 60 minutes of the match, the manager still hoped to turn things around. J. Haywood was ordered to assume a different position on the pitch. He took the place of G. van der Sluis, who in turn replaced his team mate. 60 minutes into the game Porcospini's S. Gori found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 2 - 2. The Porcospini free kick 64 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 G. van der Sluis, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 3! Porcospini's S. Gori was shown a yellow card after 66 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Bogdanov, as G. Bacenetti left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. W. Puzoń took his place on the field. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, D. Caturra took over the role of being the Bogdanov captain. D. Caturra got a fingertip on K. Tomasson's shot from the left 69 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. The Porcospini players could smell victory in the air. T. de Kreek wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for B. Lenbens after 70 minutes. M. Chukhlov showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for Bogdanov after 70 minutes to make the score 3 - 3. 70 minutes into the game, Porcospini wanted to bring some new energy to their game. K. Tomasson gave U. Grande a quick hug as he left the field. The coach of Porcospini wanted to try to change things around after 75 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. Bogdanov broke through on the left 82 minutes into the game, with R. Mesquita firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 4 - 3 lead. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Porcospini, with 59 percent of the ball.

Most important Bogdanov player was F. Hökner. On the other hand, W. Puzoń's play was disheartening. Porcospini's best player was J. Łuczak. B. Lenbens turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 3.