Hurricanes 0 - 0 Schwechat (372404790)

32000 punters turned up at Hurricaner Hexenkessel, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Heinrich Elböck was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Manfredi Repetti and Ron Kjaergaard. Hurricanes had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Weber - bin Hassan, Ivanov, Chirio - Almer, Živković, Faltynowski, José - Trimmel, Buchegger, Procaccianti.

Schwechat decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. Lineup: Verkoyen - Molotov, Kailas, Ryfa, Fotaras, Sârbu - Paar, Veysi, Gómez, Rua - Schwarzer.

Hurricanes clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Schwechat used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Hurricanes's S. Ivanov was shown a yellow card after 18 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 21 minutes, Hurricanes's J. Trimmel fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Schwechat's A. Gómez had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 26 minutes having been played. P. Poelman was the replacement. Hurricanes had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 31 minutes, but J. Trimmel's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. Schwechat had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Schwechat had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

Hurricanes's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 62 minutes gone, but G. Procaccianti's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Possession in this half belonged to Schwechat, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

Hurricanes's top performer was clearly S. Ivanov. J. Faltynowski was a disappointment, however. E. Ryfa performed admirably for Schwechat. L. Rua turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.