Muglinov 1 - 1 Nebojme (381371397)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 52631 to Fortuna Arena. Julius Leuba was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jose Miguel Ballesteros and Ilpo Kulmala. Muglinov tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Maglio - Lotz, Fagerhall, Antonsen, Bucak - Umaña, Řeřicha, Beneitez, Vega, Barriga - Revshøj.

Nebojme decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. Lineup: Sláma - Loos, Schiller, Filgas, Kadrnožka, Tokár - Suknuntharot, Deplano, Nogueira - Anelli, Straßburg.

Muglinov saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Nebojme clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. With 24 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Nebojme resulted in a counterattack that set D. Loos free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Muglinov had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. Muglinov had a good opportunity to take the lead as H. Barriga came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of L. Sláma. Nebojme's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 27 minutes gone, but G. Anelli's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Slack defending gave Muglinov a chance to take the lead with 40 minutes played, but P. Revshøj's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. Nebojme were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 41 minutes, M. Kadrnožka swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 0 - 1. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Muglinov, with 70 percent of the ball.

After 55 minutes, Muglinov switched P. Revshøj with C. Gheza, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The Muglinov players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. 55 minutes into the game Nebojme managed a counterattack, but K. Straßburg took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. After 59 minutes, J. Beneitez got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave R. Umaña from Muglinov a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 64 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of Nebojme, as P. Filgas left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. F. Cedres took his place on the field. Nebojme's opponents know to be wary of I. Suknuntharot's speed, but it made little difference as he flew past the defence 71 minutes into the game. Only the keeper could stop him - and he did with a perfectly timed dive! The crowd was on its feet 72 minutes into the match, as Muglinov's V. Řeřicha found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser. The crowd gasped as F. Cedres of Nebojme was flattened by an opponent after 75 minutes and had to be carried off. T. Dinda came in off the bench. Possession in this half belonged to Muglinov, who controlled the ball 70 percent of the time.

Muglinov's best player was H. Barriga. M. Vega on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Nebojme player was without a doubt A. Nogueira. On the other hand, T. Dinda's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 1.