Tenniscoach.be 2 - 0 juttas (378941551)

1444 spectators arrived at The Nike Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. George Sillankorva was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Adam Coupe and Sergio Fernández. Tenniscoach.be had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Mutavdžić - Praet, Markanović, Evchenko - Labeau, Djinde, Rossaert, Taveirne, Musik - Zimmermann, Birke.

A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for juttas. The following players had been chosen: Surma - Rautter, Gröpel, Buckens, Blissenbach, Himeur - Tulikoura, Suárez, Krummesse - Dobmann, Guardone.

It was an obvious ambition of juttas to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. 1 minutes into the match, the juttas manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. After 1 minutes, the juttas coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving P. Suárez off the field. R. Kopili took his place. S. Dobmann was the new captain of juttas - handed the armband by the departing player. They were singing the praises of J. Taveirne 2 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Tenniscoach.be. Tenniscoach.be's R. Musik swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. With 39 minutes played, Tenniscoach.be's J. Taveirne almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. After 40 minutes, W. Labeau put Tenniscoach.be ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. juttas's S. Dobmann was shown a yellow card after 41 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Tenniscoach.be, who controlled the ball 78 percent of the time.

With 46 minutes played, the juttas coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. J. Feierabend came on, R. Krummesse had to leave the fray. 65 minutes in, juttas's T. Blissenbach received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, W. Labeau of Tenniscoach.be spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. K. Surma was caught napping as R. Rossaert lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. L. Mutavdžić made a brilliant save 79 minutes into the match, blocking a rocket of a shot from H. Rautter on the right hand side. With 81 minutes played, P. Praet could have brought this one home for Tenniscoach.be as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. The referee showed Tenniscoach.be's R. Musik the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. T. Blissenbach's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for juttas, he bravely continued in the match. Š. Markanović could have increased the lead after 85 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Tenniscoach.be had most of the ball, with 78 percent of possession.

Most important Tenniscoach.be player was A. Birke. Y. Djinde on the other hand, had a terrible day. juttas's top performer was clearly S. Dobmann. On the other hand, J. Buckens's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.