Eleven 1 - 0 ITREMOSTRI (381861753)

16831 spectators had come to Arena Ming this cloudy day. Jacek Ćwiertnia was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jörg Ludwigslust and Niels Vang. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Lombardia derby and the crowd was divided evenly. Eleven had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. They fielded: Azad - Coulthard, Nervo, Jiménez Knorr, Varela, Pannwitz - Lembo, Erbiti, Raszkowski, Valsjø - Maillot.

ITREMOSTRI decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Wiering - Bauer, Savić, Camera - Parascandola, Lakatos, Gothmund, Tschumper, Estes - Cantarella, Melchers.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Eleven. ITREMOSTRI seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. The pressing tactics used by Eleven were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. After 36 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by ITREMOSTRI was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to ITREMOSTRI, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

Eleven took the lead after 47 minutes as a result of F. Maillot's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. After 65 minutes, ITREMOSTRI switched F. Tschumper with G. Figueiras, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The ITREMOSTRI captaincy was handed to G. Figueiras. The bench was restless, and with 70 minutes passed ITREMOSTRI's coach gave J. Rodgers the opportunity the player had been hoping for. M. Estes reluctantly left the field. M. Nervo was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by Z. Raszkowski, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. In the lead, Eleven adjusted their style of play with 75 minutes gone. After a short break after 75 minutes, Eleven seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. G. Soddu was called on to replace Eleven's E. Varela after 82 minutes following a nasty collision. ITREMOSTRI claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

The most dominating Eleven player was without a doubt Z. Raszkowski. However, T. Azad made a disastrous appearance. ITREMOSTRI's top performer was clearly Z. Savić. J. Rodgers was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.