St.Pölten 5 - 0 hervido (379968084)

2328 punters turned up at Voith-Platz, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Anton Pricop was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mardo Lehesalu and Izidor Perak. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for St.Pölten. The following players took the field: Herander - Sardinha, Pricope - Horvath, de Caluwé, Bjerga, Genčiauskas, Samlert - Gaudard, Azenha, Planellas.

hervido tactics involved an interesting 4-3-3 combination. Starters: Malvezzi - Bohn, Borreguero, Tenni, Cerro - Cruz, Bilonda, Boguszewicz - Huayanca, Costa, Téllez.

hervido used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. St.Pölten took the lead 2 minutes in, as G. Horvath broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. 6 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as I. Pricope broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for St.Pölten. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. P. Planellas squirmed through their central defence after 17 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. St.Pölten's H. Gaudard had an excellent opportunity after 30 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! There was concern in the stands when, at the 40 minute mark, hervido's M. Cruz hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of St.Pölten to 4 - 0 as P. Planellas finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. By now, the players in St.Pölten felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. It was 4 - 0 at the break. St.Pölten had most of the ball, with 79 percent of possession.

While defending the St.Pölten lead, H. de Caluwé got a new role. 46 minutes in the game, his coach ordered him to change positions with I. Pricope. After 55 minutes, hervido switched A. Borreguero with R. El-Tariq, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. S. Samlert left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 56 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. D. Hobson was the replacement. D. Hobson could have increased the lead after 59 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Cheers filled the stadium as D. Hobson broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 5 - 0 to St.Pölten. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, hervido's M. Boguszewicz was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 72 minutes. S. Falero was given a chance to change things around. hervido pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. The coach of St.Pölten was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 75 minutes, V. Gurchenko came on for M. Azenha. Content with how the game was proceeding, the St.Pölten coach let F. Gini replace G. Horvath after 75 minutes. hervido's M. Cruz was shown a yellow card after 78 minutes for slicing down an opponent. When H. Gaudard was badly injured by a couple of strong tackles after 79 minutes, St.Pölten fans were unhappy to discover that it was not possible to make a substitution. 84 minutes into the game, St.Pölten seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. St.Pölten enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 81 percent of possession.

St.Pölten's top performer was clearly P. Planellas. However, T. Herander made a disastrous appearance. hervido's best player was P. Tenni. C. Téllez on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 0.