1.FC 0 - 4 Obstsalat (379768908)

932 punters turned up at 1.FC Howe Eck, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Ravid Azrieli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Urbano Terreri and Hien Lien Quan. 1.FC started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Ohlstedt - Lage, Katsimichas, Leloup - da Maré, Melagcholikos, Ivanović, Metall, Matos - Kallen, Tirol.

Obstsalat tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Zmarzła - Lassen, Friedlich, Gaens, Srienz - Thieblemont, Lavenne, Thieme, Weisberg, Theurl - Ismaning.

The strategy for Obstsalat was to use their ability to press. Obstsalat took the lead after 20 minutes making the score 0 - 1. V. Weisberg placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. 1.FC's J. Tirol was shown a yellow card after 21 minutes for slicing down an opponent. At this time in the match, Obstsalat were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. J. Theurl could have put his team up another goal 30 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. P. Srienz of Obstsalat seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 0 - 2 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by F. Friedlich. With 37 minutes played, Obstsalat's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to H. Ismaning he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 0 - 3. The game was close to savage at times, and 1.FC's J. Tirol received a second yellow card after 41 minutes; his ticket out of the game. It was 0 - 3 at the break. Obstsalat had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the Obstsalat coach let E. Pacha replace P. Lavenne after 46 minutes. N. Thieblemont left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. D. Liberzon was the replacement. After 63 minutes, following yet another great corner, V. Weisberg's flick on at the near post reached D. Liberzon, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. Obstsalat pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, S. da Maré got himself booked. The manager of 1.FC was not happy. Obstsalat's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. After 89 minutes, 1.FC switched P. Ohlstedt with M. Nasser, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The pressing tactics used by Obstsalat were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. After 89 minutes, D. Leloup made a complete fool of himself when he presented the ball to the feet of J. Theurl who smashed it into the open goal for Obstsalat. 0 - 4. After this, you could see that the players of Obstsalat were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Y. Thieme came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over M. Nasser but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Obstsalat claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

G. Kallen performed admirably for 1.FC. However, M. Lage made a disastrous appearance. Most important Obstsalat player was K. Lassen. On the other hand, F. Friedlich's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 4.