Benešov 4 - 1 Frýdlant (381408485)

35803 spectators had found their way to FK Benešov u Semil Arena, despite the heavy rain. Qassem Faqih was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jan Rybář and Epi Wiewel. People from all over Liberecký kraj had joined up for the derby. Benešov started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Saitta - Husár, Todorov, Provazník - Maccianti, Camarda, Foret, Kollár, Girault - Graupel, Collar.

Frýdlant had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Pedersen - Milkovski, van Beuningen, Proshkov, Wichowski - Sundberg, Donvito, Lozada, Stéphan - Caifero, Englmeier.

For their match strategy, Frýdlant had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Benešov's D. Girault tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. With the clock showing 3 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Frýdlant resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by P. Stéphan in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. Benešov had a chance to take the lead after T. Graupel's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 4 minutes. The referee showed Benešov's M. Kollár the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Benešov took the lead after 29 minutes as a result of M. Foret's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. A. Milkovski was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. T. Graupel had a fantastic opportunity to put Benešov up another goal 39 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Benešov increased the lead as D. Collar struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Benešov, with 72 percent of the ball.

Benešov's T. Graupel saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 60 minutes. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Benešov to 3 - 0 as D. Girault finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Confident in their lead, Benešov's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Benešov's M. Foret increased the lead to 4 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 67 minutes. With 70 minutes played, the Frýdlant coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. M. Schneider came on, P. Stéphan had to leave the fray. J. Wichowski stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving Frýdlant the goal to make it 4 - 1. Benešov enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 73 percent of possession.

Most important Benešov player was I. Camarda. On the other hand, M. Husár's play was disheartening. Frýdlant's top performer was clearly A. Caifero. A. Sundberg on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 1.