Schwechat 0 - 0 Jackets (377171879)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 738 at Schwechat Cathedral today. Joni Alestalo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Janne Nesström and Bruno Formenti. Schwechat started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Rovira - Kopsokefalos, Kailas, Fotaras - Schnabl, Rätzsch, Wagner, Piesch, Lechner - Adam, Schwarzer.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Jackets. The following players took the field: von Petzold - Tziortzopoulos, Martínez de Herrero, Persij, Dialektos - Kurz, Fröhlich, Štyriak, Mandese, Hackl - Kleiber.

Schwechat were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Jackets clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. The referee showed Schwechat's B. Adam the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Schwechat's P. Kopsokefalos got himself booked for a foul. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Jackets, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

After 53 minutes, the defensive line of Schwechat created a counterattack through the middle that gave H. Wagner a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. After 71 minutes Schwechat tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, S. Schwarzer's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. Jackets had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

The most dominating Schwechat player was without a doubt N. Kailas. Á. Rovira on the other hand, had a terrible day. Jackets's top performer was clearly R. Persij. On the other hand, M. Fröhlich's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.