Xtremez 3 - 4 ChEnNiE (371470235)

41627 spectators arrived at Neo Xtremez Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Edwin Renfer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bartolomé Lepe and Pedro Berenguel. Xtremez tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Cima - bin Abd Rahim, Kalota, Handrich, bin Hj Annuar - Verín, bin Nasrul, Kofoldt, 明仁 (Mingren), Arce Janariz - Maldini.

ChEnNiE decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Yeganeh - bin Hj Nadzli, Nilbe, Silves - 可量 (Keliang), Siong De, Strauss, Günan, Li Heng - Phạm, bin Hj Mohd.

Xtremez immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Xtremez's Z. Kalota left the field after 3 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was B. Vincze. The celebrations in the stands could only mean one thing - 罗. 明仁 (Mingren)'s free kick had found the back of the net and put Xtremez ahead 1 - 0! 24 minutes into the game, Xtremez had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to solid. 29 minutes in, Xtremez's M. bin Abd Rahim received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. S. bin Hj Mohd was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so ChEnNiE's F. Leng Ah had to come off the bench. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, M. Phạm took over the role of being the ChEnNiE captain. B. Vincze could have put Xtremez up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 33 minutes. The visitors refused to give in and, after 35 minutes, Ç. Günan evened things up as he finished off a perfect pass from the right. 1 - 1 ChEnNiE's Z. Strauss got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Xtremez, as B. Vincze left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. A. Akhtar took his place on the field. Halftime score was 1 - 1. ChEnNiE claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of Xtremez was able to get his message across, and raised Xtremez's organisation to excellent. 46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a ChEnNiE substitution. A. Staudacher came on for Ç. Günan. V. Souchon was called on to replace ChEnNiE's A. Staudacher after 61 minutes following a nasty collision. Given a free kick close to the byline, Xtremez tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let F. Maldini slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 2 - 1, 62 minutes into the game. With 69 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after V. Souchon came through the middle, but his kick went wide. With 70 minutes played, the excellent ball from the wing by ChEnNiE's C. Li Heng reached M. Phạm's head, and he is not one to miss such an opportunity - 2 - 2. ChEnNiE took the lead after 71 minutes making the score 2 - 3. M. Phạm placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. D. Silves received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 73 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 2 - 4. The ChEnNiE fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. 74 minutes into the game Xtremez broke through on the left wing and S. Handrich managed to reduce the lead to 3 - 4. ChEnNiE had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

Most important Xtremez player was M. Arce Janariz. A. Akhtar turned in a dismal performance, however. ChEnNiE's best player was C. Li Heng. V. Souchon was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 4.