Magical 5 - 1 SGEOLEOLE (368753352)

Due to an all-day shower, 36560 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at The Magical Arena. Ben Geisberger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alexandru Ceausu and Marek Mikosz. Magical tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Schmelinger - Fountopoulos, Pihelgas, Horvath - Yacob Saliman, Pielstroom, Obermeier, Staněk, Montalvo - Teeninga, Mitykó.

SGEOLEOLE decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Mendla - Ramssl, Beerenweg, Dürümcü - Ślązak, Kuhlmann, Serrano, Kalliolahti, Gijgink - Terreri, Stella.

Magical were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. For their match strategy, SGEOLEOLE had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. J. Serrano had a good opportunity to give SGEOLEOLE the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. 24 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Magical was N. Mitykó. N. Mitykó should probably have put his team up another goal after 33 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by T. Mendla kept the visitors in the game. With 36 minutes played, Magical put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to N. Teeninga, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. G. Terreri, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Magical, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.

A great save by keeper T. Mendla after 51 minutes kept the visitors in the game after K. Fountopoulos struck from the left with a real cannonball. 52 minutes into the game SGEOLEOLE managed a counterattack, but T. Ślązak took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. The visitors got one back when B. Stella finished off a pass from the left and scored after 63 minutes. 2 - 1 was the score. It was obvious that Magical had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. Magical increased the lead as N. Teeninga struck to make the score 3 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. SGEOLEOLE's G. Terreri was shown a yellow card after 72 minutes for slicing down an opponent. J. Montalvo was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Magical's S. Zemeník had to come off the bench. S. Zemeník's speed was clear to see after 77 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released N. Mitykó who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 4 - 1. After 79 minutes, Magical's V. Staněk fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Magical managed to extend their lead to 5 - 1 when N. Teeninga cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. At that, N. Teeninga was noted down for a hat trick! At this point, it was obvious that the players of Magical lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. SGEOLEOLE needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 85 minutes L. Ramssl made way for D. Asböck. Magical claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

Magical's best player was N. Teeninga. However, O. Pihelgas made a disastrous appearance. J. Serrano performed admirably for SGEOLEOLE. T. Ślązak was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 1.