E_TeAM 0 - 1 Hardurus (379898691)

The 1323 fans in attendance at E_TeAM Stadium were roasting in the hot sun. Wolfgang Besenfelder was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vurnon van der Gracht and Joshua Escobedo. E_TeAM started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Starters: Gerencsér - Lutkowski, Tegtmeier, Antolli - Piras, Pedreiro, Delouche, Agirrealexpeitia - de Cler, Mečíř, Mastrini.

A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Hardurus. The following players had been chosen: Di Caro - Adam, Bersano, Pascolo, Gas, Ranieri - Koziarski, Privitera, Puccini, Vaglio - Fiorito.

Hardurus immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. The pressing tactics used by Hardurus were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. 8 minutes into the game, E_TeAM had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to weak. Hardurus pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. At this time in the match, Hardurus were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. It was 0 - 0 at the break. E_TeAM claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that E_TeAM had solid organisation. The intense heat forced M. Ranieri into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. 79 minutes into the game, E_TeAM seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. As the clock reached 85 minutes, Hardurus decided to regroup. G. Pascolo gave E. Vaglio a little pat on the back as they changed positions on the pitch. 85 minutes into the game, E_TeAM seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a weak level of organisation. After 86 minutes, the Hardurus manager redeployed his men. G. Pascolo swapped positions with D. Koziarski. Hardurus's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. The Hardurus coach adjusted their lineup with 89 minutes gone. M. Gas and A. Puccini assumed each other's positions. After 89 minutes, Hardurus sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached A. Privitera, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by E_TeAM, with 57 percent of the ball.

The most dominating E_TeAM player was without a doubt P. Mečíř. Y. de Cler was a disappointment, however. Hardurus's top performer was clearly G. Bersano. F. Fiorito on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 1.