Rasen 1 - 2 Martin (368762714)

38814 spectators had come to Rainbow Bridge this cloudy day. Niculae Dumitru was the appointed referee. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Nordrhein-Westfalen derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rasen. The following players took the field: Vernickel - Mittelmeyer, Allig, Winter-Moradi, Eigenrauch - Avenwedde, Grottkauer, Pfnür, Calac-Schneider - Jaspers, Romminger.

Martin started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Larraburu - Scabbia, Labis, Weiss - 永良 (Yongliang), Camacho, Gunter, Rogalla, Aklin - Apolloni, Castellanos.

Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 28 minutes into the match left Martin's S. Weiss completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. 29 minutes into the game, Martin were awarded a penalty and P. Scabbia was able to increase the visitors' lead to 0 - 2 rolling the ball in by the right post. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Martin, with 51 percent of the ball.

After 62 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Rasen found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to passable. In an effort to secure the lead, Martin changed their tactic after 74 minutes. After a short break after 75 minutes, Martin seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. The coach of Martin was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 78 minutes, S. Oppenheim came on for C. Castellanos. Rasen supporters cheered as good work down the right got the ball to A. Pfnür who reduced the visitors' lead after 83 minutes to 1 - 2. After the ball was lifted in from the left, A. Apolloni was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 86 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. Martin had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Rasen's top performer was clearly G. Romminger. L. Mittelmeyer turned in a dismal performance, however. Martin's best player was A. Apolloni. M. Larraburu on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 2.