Schwalbe 7 - 1 El-Galácticos (377945208)

The crowd of 2926 turning up at De Bietenberg today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Lajos Bartus was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ivar Johansen and Jakob Jul Raahauge. Schwalbe decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. They fielded: Paštar - Pinoniemi, Simov - Klimeck, Jasionek, Öney, Lizardi, Lund - Ryehauge, Dimitrov, Düş.

El-Galácticos started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Lineup: Majumder - Muhammed, Davidsson, Absolon, Guerra, Prachy - Chekhonin, van Noort, Aubert - Dunn, Magalhães Ribeiro.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for El-Galácticos. Schwalbe took the lead 3 minutes in, as F. Klimeck broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. After 35 minutes, Schwalbe's M. Düş found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 2 - 0. 36 minutes into the game, El-Galácticos had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to solid. With 41 minutes played, Schwalbe put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to S. Pinoniemi, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Confident in their lead, Schwalbe's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 42 minutes into the match, Schwalbe's M. Dimitrov popped up from nowhere, cheekily stole the ball off an opposition player and scored. 4 - 0. El-Galácticos's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit M. Ryehauge just fine. After 44 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and H. Lund gave the Schwalbe supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 5 - 0. Halftime score was 5 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Schwalbe, who controlled the ball 81 percent of the time.

During the break, El-Galácticos's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. The Schwalbe players could smell victory in the air. B. Jasionek wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for L. Schraaven after 46 minutes. El-Galácticos's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. M. Dunn of El-Galácticos was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 60 minutes, El-Galácticos used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. El-Galácticos needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes F. Davidsson made way for R. Dehmel. G. Lizardi left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 65 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. J. Slump was the replacement. M. Dimitrov wanted to play on, but the Schwalbe coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 65 minutes into the game by G. Calzadilla. The referee showed El-Galácticos's L. van Noort the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. F. Prachy spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. After 74 minutes, L. Magalhães Ribeiro chose the right corner while taking his penalty, humiliating the home keeper, who dived in the wrong direction. The goal reduced the home lead to 5 - 1. Schwalbe's J. Slump had an excellent opportunity after 77 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! After 78 minutes El-Galácticos tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, L. Magalhães Ribeiro's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Schwalbe's T. Simov increasing the lead to 6 - 1. With 80 minutes played, Schwalbe's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to H. Lund he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 7 - 1. L. van Noort knew he was in trouble after hacking down an opponent. Despite his pleading with the referee, the El-Galácticos player was shown a second yellow card and dismissed from the game. Schwalbe had most of the ball, with 76 percent of possession.

Most important Schwalbe player was M. Düş. L. Schraaven turned in a dismal performance, however. L. Magalhães Ribeiro performed admirably for El-Galácticos. K. Majumder on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 7 - 1.