Lattenschlenzer 0 - 8 Kickers (369000192)

It had rained all day, but 10630 hardy fans still made it out to Lattenschlenzer Arena 3.0. Fidel Guinovart was the appointed referee. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Lattenschlenzer. Lineup: Howing - Schiener, Kochsiek, Galović, Schetelig - Katzenhuber, Ellinger, Safyannikov, Cousin - Hotze, Schrimpf.

Kickers had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Şen - Ross, Cavallo, Leitner - Armentano, Reling, Boivin, Jedersberger, González Guezno - Carballa, Doellinger.

It seemed as though Kickers considered the game won before even taking the field, which resulted in a very uninspired start to the game. Kickers used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Kickers's X. Carballa was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 5 minutes. Kickers's J. Jedersberger gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 21 minutes with a superb strike from the right. X. Carballa's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 32 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to W. Doellinger who knocked it in for Kickers. 0 - 2! Kickers increased their lead after 34 minutes when A. González Guezno broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. 35 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 4 as A. González Guezno finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. J. Jedersberger did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. Kickers's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. 41 minutes in, Lattenschlenzer's M. Galović received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. S. Cavallo of Kickers took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 42 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 5. The players of Kickers now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 0 - 5 was the score after the first half. Kickers had most of the ball, with 79 percent of possession.

70 minutes into the game, Kickers were awarded a penalty and S. Cavallo was able to increase the visitors' lead to 0 - 6 rolling the ball in by the right post. M. Armentano wanted to play on, but the Kickers coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 75 minutes into the game by K. Helas. F. Reling became the new Kickers captain. After 80 minutes, Kickers sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached X. Carballa, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 0 - 7. Kickers pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. At this time in the match, Kickers were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. After 83 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave J. Jedersberger a chance to increase the lead for Kickers, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 8. 84 minutes into the game, A. Schetelig had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came T. Bichlmair. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Kickers, with 85 percent of the ball.

Lattenschlenzer's top performer was clearly F. Kochsiek. However, G. Katzenhuber made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Kickers player was without a doubt W. Doellinger. K. Helas on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 8.