Hacoah 1 - 1 Roller (381031290)

29901 spectators had found their way to VINTER, despite the heavy rain. Elõd Héjjas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mustafa Ali Kent and Dietrich Kolomann. Hacoah tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Quasi - Fonseca, Agra, Noordland - Salman, Haddal, Schaken, Kucharczuk, Toman - Mertl, Burdziak.

Roller started off with a 5-5-0 lineup. Lineup: Husseiny - Cransveld, Noy, Krysta, Yitzchaki, Yacobson - Avitan, Machowski, Senosiaín, Hofer, Armada -.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Roller. Roller's counterattacks created a good chance for A. Yacobson on the right after 9 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. A. Mertl was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. With 31 minutes played, A. Haddal of Hacoah fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. F. Agra was very close to giving Hacoah the lead with an ingenious free kick routine 32 minutes into the match, but the ball just grazed the bar. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 33 minutes into the match, and E. Noy wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Roller enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

With 65 minutes played, the Hacoah coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. H. Rüben came on, A. Kucharczuk had to leave the fray. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, O. Schaken took over the role of being the Hacoah captain. After 72 minutes, Hacoah switched R. Burdziak with K. Grabek, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Hacoah needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 78 minutes L. Fonseca made way for T. Gravenstein. K. Grabek earned a rousing chorus of cheers from his fans as he seemed to come out of nowhere after 80 minutes to intercept the ball and put it in the back of the net for Hacoah. 1 - 1. 81 minutes into the match, the Roller manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. After 81 minutes, the Roller coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. J. Machowski would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. R. Strauss entered the game for Roller as the match clock showed 82 minutes. 82 minutes into the game, Roller wanted to bring some new energy to their game. T. Yitzchaki gave N. Rosenbaum a quick hug as he left the field. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Hacoah, with 53 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Hacoah player was without a doubt A. Haddal. Ö. Toman turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Roller player was J. Krysta. N. Rosenbaum was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.