henz 1 - 3 Adidasnfl (378116582)

1152 spectators had found their way to Ghencea arena, despite the heavy rain. Volker Henckel von Donnersmarck was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Michael Rauter and Guy Weibel. henz decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Lineup: Neamţu - Schlittgen, Ruiz, Man - Däbritz, Aspa, Sönmez, Luca - Velicu, Abrašević, Kandić.

Adidasnfl had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Gerdbeck - Knabben, Benzinger, Ishiyama - Erdei, Kalb, Niţă, Brânda, Maftei - Osolo, Zehavi.

henz showed off their creative tactics. henz took the lead 9 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as I. Velicu elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave Ş. Luca from henz a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 18 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! S. Schlittgen did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. After 25 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by L. Osolo. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by P. Zehavi. At last, Adidasnfl's L. Knabben was able to backheel the ball in. 1 - 2. It was 1 - 2 at the break. Adidasnfl enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

P. Zehavi didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. The home crowd was not impressed when R. Erdei came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 50 minutes. Adidasnfl were now up 1 - 3. Adidasnfl's H. Benzinger was shown a yellow card after 67 minutes for slicing down an opponent. S. Schlittgen was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so henz's R. Despoiu had to come off the bench. henz's S. Sönmez managed a superb strike from the left after 82 minutes that would have left goalkeeper M. Gerdbeck without a chance, had it not hit the post. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Adidasnfl, with 52 percent of the ball.

Most important henz player was J. Däbritz. R. Despoiu was a disappointment, however. Adidasnfl's top performer was clearly P. Zehavi. M. Gerdbeck on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.