MR2 3 - 1 number8 (369201830)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 30463 to MR2 Arena. Adikara Balaji was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Zaccaria Todeschini and Bill Leit. MR2 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Della Bianca - Leclerc, Schwaighofer, Le Maux - Destrez, Mederer, Bosiger, Samieske, Jan - Haas, Gress.

number8 had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: da Silva - Lazăr, Tarbă, Mühlhölzer - Svenningsen, Gnazo, Sârbu, Hinterholzer - Spithoven, Momediano, 鑫鵬 (Xinpeng).

MR2 immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. MR2's P. Destrez tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Many thought D. Mederer ought to have been awarded a penalty 12 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around L. da Silva after a determined run through the middle. After a fine move down the middle W. Haas nearly gave the home side a goal after 17 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. number8 took the lead after H. Hinterholzer curved a free kick into the net. 0 - 1 With the crowd on their feet chanting wildly, some great moves down the right hand side after 23 minutes gave MR2 a wonderful opportunity to level the score, and J. Jan stepped up to the challenge. 1 - 1 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by MR2, with 74 percent of the ball.

MR2 broke through on the left 46 minutes into the game, with R. Bosiger firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. 58 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as G. Leclerc broke through, making the score 3 - 1 for MR2. MR2's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. H. Hinterholzer wasn't much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat. The bench was restless, and with 74 minutes passed number8's coach gave M. Salmikari the opportunity the player had been hoping for. 杜. 鑫鵬 (Xinpeng) reluctantly left the field. number8 needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 82 minutes H. Hinterholzer made way for T. Wijdenbosch. MR2 had most of the ball, with 73 percent of possession.

MR2's best player was W. Samieske. C. Della Bianca turned in a dismal performance, however. M. Spithoven performed admirably for number8. On the other hand, L. Mühlhölzer's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.