Birkan 0 - 2 Caepionis (378600025)

2888 spectators had come to KaYıSı BaHçEsİ this cloudy day. Matt Vanbelle was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nicolau Delcarte and Thilo Roßgotterer. A 5-2-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Birkan. The following players took the field: Göknar - Engeloğlu, Miranda Galeano, Abraham, Sadir, Segata - Ergen, Tola - Şen, Ipinza.

Caepionis tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. Lineup: Sagrera - Meggen, Ferrol, Bredl, Stransky, Nilsson - Righi, Gästgivars, Ochtabiński, Marcello - Andreani.

For their match strategy, Birkan had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Caepionis took the lead after 11 minutes making the score 0 - 1. M. Righi placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. A counterattack by Birkan after 31 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but U. Şen, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. 34 minutes into the game, Birkan had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to wretched. 38 minutes in, Birkan's J. Ipinza received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 43 minutes Birkan's S. Tola contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. After 43 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Caepionis's C. Ochtabiński being carried off the pitch and replaced by P. Massaro. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Caepionis had most of the ball, with 92 percent of possession.

The Birkan players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a passable organisation when the game started again. The visitors added to their lead 58 minutes into the game, after a sensational penalty kick by Caepionis's C. Ferrol slid just past the home keeper. 0 - 2. 73 minutes into the game, Caepionis seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. After 77 minutes, the defensive line of Birkan created a counterattack through the middle that gave U. Şen a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. After 80 minutes, Birkan's L. Segata fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! 81 minutes into the game, Birkan seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a weak level of organisation. The referee showed Caepionis's C. Ferrol the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. L. Segata of Birkan had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. R. Corvese came in to finish the match. Birkan's counterattacks created a good chance for B. Ergen on the right after 88 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. Caepionis enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 86 percent of possession.

Birkan's best player was R. Corvese. U. Şen was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Caepionis player was without a doubt M. Stransky. P. Marcello turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 2.