Tendenza 0 - 2 F.C.Lion (381682659)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and A Domu Mia! saw a crowd turnout of 28845. Serafim Candeias was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alois Maier and Carsten Seeburger. Tendenza had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Åkesson - Siong Kang, Škorpik, Bachelet, Luomanperä - Ampadiotakis, Bacchiocchi, Ornaghi, Totori, Fandella - Nevo.

F.C.Lion decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Jadacki - Borgerink, Hänsler, Rambeau - Iacaruso, Iacaruso, Maerki, Caprioli, Mika - Kouroupakis, Beckbrant.

A well placed corner kick from A. Rambeau was followed by I. Kouroupakis's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for F.C.Lion, the score now 0 - 1. No matter how hard he tried, Y. Nevo just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 34 minutes. F.C.Lion's R. Beckbrant made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 38 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender slid in and cleared the ball off the line. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. F.C.Lion enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

The goal for 0 - 2 was a funny story: after 52 minutes the seemingly nonchalant lob from F.C.Lion's R. Beckbrant landed at the feet of I. Kouroupakis who sidefooted it into the net - nice goal! Confident in their lead, F.C.Lion's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Some things can only be learned through experience, and A. Maerki should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Tendenza a goal with 66 minutes of the match played. After 73 minutes F.C.Lion nearly put themselves up another goal from a penalty taken by A. Rambeau, but the keeper made an unbelievable save. F.C.Lion came close to extending their lead as M. Iacaruso delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 74 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. F.C.Lion's A. Rambeau was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 82 minutes. F.C.Lion had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Tendenza's best player was Y. Nevo. On the other hand, S. Fandella's play was disheartening. L. Iacaruso performed admirably for F.C.Lion. However, A. Jadacki made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 2.