Brandenburger 2 - 1 FC Psy (368946963)

A scorching day at Nike Arena, where 20459 spectators were in place for today's match. Oleg Nicolaescu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bert Claessens and Hinz Endt. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Brandenburger. Starters: Nitz - Wasserbau, Sala, Seehann, Natter, Boudar - Vasić, Urrila, Pålsson, Sparwald - Riebenstahl.

FC Psy tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Pavlović - Bodnár, Laville, Geddes, Tarradell - Stefaničius, Stigter, Ribeiro, Rising - Eichwalde, Augusto.

With 3 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, F. Natter needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. FC Psy had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 21 minutes in when M. Rising came up alone against V. Nitz who managed a block. M. Rising hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving FC Psy's M. Laville an easy chance to knock it in for 0 - 1. After 29 minutes, B. Seehann got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Brandenburger claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

With the clock showing 49 minutes played, I. Sala equalised for Brandenburger after curling a free kick around the defensive wall to make the score 1 - 1. Brandenburger could have put themselves ahead after 70 minutes but J. Riebenstahl missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. It wasn't a pretty goal, but the free kick by I. Sala after 77 minutes somehow found its way past the keeper. Brandenburger takes the lead, 2 - 1! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Brandenburger, with 60 percent of the ball.

Brandenburger's top performer was clearly M. Urrila. However, M. Sparwald made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating FC Psy player was without a doubt A. Eichwalde. J. Pavlović was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.