NEKOPNOUSI 1 - 1 Vocge (381440364)

24673 spectators had come to Arena Vítězů this cloudy day. Amancio Pallent was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jay Abbink and Ove Autio. NEKOPNOUSI had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Frattini - Ziółek, Lund, Follner, Heikkilä - Havlík, Molzen, Rodenhagen, Della Corna - Milu, Dyrberg.

Vocge started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Frederiksen - Bekaert, Chessa, Zámek, Quintana - Jaúregui, Cerrato, Filipova, Stefansen - Stoychev, Hamšík.

NEKOPNOUSI were relying on their ability to counter-attack. For their match strategy, Vocge had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. NEKOPNOUSI created a good opportunity to score 17 minutes into the match when A. Dyrberg's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. With the clock showing 18 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Vocge resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by D. Bekaert in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when J. Stefansen was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 26 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! U. Cerrato had a good try after 27 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. 31 minutes in, Vocge's E. Hamšík received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. In a fantastic display of determination, NEKOPNOUSI's J. Follner forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. It was 0 - 0 at the break. NEKOPNOUSI had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

Against a lesser team, NEKOPNOUSI could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 64 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. 71 minutes into the game, D. Stoychev almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. After 74 minutes, the NEKOPNOUSI coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving A. Dyrberg off the field. B. Chum took his place. With 74 minutes gone, D. Filipova suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Vocge caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. 75 minutes into the game, Vocge wanted to bring some new energy to their game. E. Hamšík gave T. Šíp a quick hug as he left the field. R. Havlík would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. E. Zamora entered the game for NEKOPNOUSI as the match clock showed 77 minutes. M. Milu of NEKOPNOUSI was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish E. Chessa, which resulted in a goal making the score 1 - 0. O. Zámek finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 1 - 1 86 minutes into the match. J. Stefansen of Vocge was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

Most important NEKOPNOUSI player was L. Ziółek. On the other hand, T. Rodenhagen's play was disheartening. The most dominating Vocge player was without a doubt T. Šíp. However, A. Frederiksen made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.