LFC 1 - 1 Tatarov (367124323)

It had rained all day, but 21415 hardy fans still made it out to LFC Arena. Vladimiro Statti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vladica Zdravkovic and Facundo Giunta. LFC decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Pielech - Yamada, Bach Hansen, Sote - Scholten, Gundersen, Altamira, Ruusu, Callegari - Peshev, Krachkovskiy.

Tatarov tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Van Geyt - Escobar, Nikolov, Kott, Cardetti - Horváth, Lenza, Negri, Banašević - Norden, Reining.

The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Tatarov's D. Horváth after 19 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. Halftime score was 0 - 1. LFC claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

M. Sote could have scored for LFC with his free kick after 47 minutes, but the visitors' keeper just managed to get a hand on it. Following a foul after 60 minutes, LFC got themselves a free kick just outside the penalty area. M. Sote levelled the scoreline - 1 - 1. H. Norden spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. There was concern in the stands when, at the 82 minute mark, Tatarov's D. Banašević hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. Some great play up the middle by LFC led to a chance for M. Altamira to score after 87 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. LFC enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Most important LFC player was L. Peshev. On the other hand, A. Pielech's play was disheartening. Tatarov's top performer was clearly H. Reining. P. Nikolov was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.