Contimental 2 - 3 kosak (381408854)

Due to an all-day shower, 22033 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Luxus Arena. Detlef Christiaens was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mecheslav Kuleshov and Markus Hammer. Contimental decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Drienyovszky - Bačovský, Lamač, Lubas, Tufă - Vondryska, Eibner, Vidumanský, Tábor - Hildebrand, Ebadi.

kosak tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Josífek - Morroto, Canha, Furre, Garon - Kocián, Gorenč, Kuhbrücke, Mela - Kazim, Cârţu.

Contimental mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Today, kosak's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. 9 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Contimental to take the lead after a good cross from the right found T. Tábor alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. kosak almost scored after a counterattack 10 minutes into the match, but A. Kocián took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. kosak's J. Garon managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 22 minutes. 0 - 1. 27 minutes in, kosak's C. Cârţu received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. M. Vidumanský was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. J. Garon got left behind when Contimental's K. Vondryska made a sudden run forward after 34 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 1 - 1! Halftime score was 1 - 1. kosak had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

49 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Contimental substitution. R. Vojvodík came on for E. Lamač. It was obvious that team Contimental had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. They were singing the praises of R. Hildebrand 62 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 2 - 1 to Contimental. The kosak free kick 64 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of C. Cârţu, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 2! J. Mlčoch was called on to replace Contimental's F. Eibner after 81 minutes following a nasty collision. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 85 minutes into the match, and U. Kazim wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 2 - 3 for the visitors. kosak enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

Contimental's best player was T. Tábor. L. Tufă turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important kosak player was R. Gorenč. However, P. Furre made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 3.