CASINO 3 - 1 München (368757113)

31276 spectators had found their way to Der-Berg-ruft Arena, despite the heavy rain. Jan Rybář was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jakob Jul Mouritsen and Henrique Paris. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Bayern derby and the crowd was divided evenly. CASINO decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Barkın - Freudenberger, Brotzmann - Stautz, Tammery, Nothhelfer, Lameraner, Tschentke - Claasen, Helber, Arco.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for München. The following players took the field: Pârvu - Ronni, Post, Gozzi - Turbato, Rudolf, Drageljević, Göbl, Reisinger - Moreno Barba, Renard.

CASINO used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. München immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. 5 minutes into the game, CASINO wanted to bring some new energy to their game. C. Barkın gave E. Boulet a quick hug as he left the field. They were singing the praises of G. Stautz 8 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to CASINO. 18 minutes into the game München's B. Moreno Barba found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 1 - 1. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for CASINO, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. CASINO's S. Tammery was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 38 minutes. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by CASINO, with 53 percent of the ball.

Thighs bulging, C. Lameraner charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. The pressing tactics used by München were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. With the match clock at 68 minutes, CASINO modified their style of play a little bit. 70 minutes into the match, the CASINO manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. München had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 74 minutes in when D. Turbato came up alone against E. Boulet who managed a block. M. Drageljević had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. Priding himself in being an active coach, the CASINO manager gave new instructions to his players after 79 minutes. 79 minutes into the game, J. Renard had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. CASINO could have put themselves ahead after 80 minutes but A. Brotzmann missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. The coach of CASINO wanted to try to change things around after 81 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. B. Claasen caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 84 minutes. This gave CASINO the 2 - 1 lead. CASINO were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Cheers filled the stadium as N. Helber broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 1 to CASINO. CASINO had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

CASINO's best player was J. Arco. On the other hand, G. Stautz's play was disheartening. München's top performer was clearly B. Moreno Barba. However, L. Reisinger made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.