Zeneise 6 - 2 Milan~ (382008221)

Clear skies welcomed the 11607 spectators who had made their way to Zena VR Arena. Svetlan Vasilev was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gvozden Pantelić and Javier Ruiz. Zeneise started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Chłopecki - Guedes, Alocci, Mazurczyk - Sáez, Chocho, Miran, Andreasen, Portmann - van Hanegem, Conze.

Milan~ decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Scalone - Heus, Westend, Dönhoff - Rigg, Hiser, Deniz, Bertaux, Zora - Pietragalla, Drogt.

For their match strategy, Zeneise had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Milan~ seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. With 17 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as R. van Hanegem flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. With 23 minutes played, Zeneise put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to L. Alocci, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Zeneise lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. R. van Hanegem had a fantastic opportunity to put Zeneise up another goal 29 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Zeneise increased the lead as M. Conze struck to make the score 3 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Zeneise's C. Portmann increasing the lead to 4 - 0. It was 4 - 0 at the break. Zeneise had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

K. Andreasen increased the lead for Zeneise to 5 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! After 76 minutes, Zeneise's C. Portmann swiftly ran past R. Heus and nutmegged the keeper! 6 - 0. Milan~ were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave H. Dönhoff from Milan~ a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 81 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of Zeneise, as D. Chocho left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. R. Totton took his place on the field. R. van Hanegem could have increased the lead after 86 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The crowd gasped as H. Deniz of Milan~ was flattened by an opponent after 89 minutes and had to be carried off. E. Stefanelli came in off the bench. A bit later, Milan~'s R. Westend easily reduced the lead to 6 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. Milan~ were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 89 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to M. Rigg, who smashed it home to make the score 6 - 2. After 89 minutes Milan~'s M. Rigg contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Milan~ claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Most important Zeneise player was M. Conze. On the other hand, M. Chłopecki's play was disheartening. Milan~'s best player was G. Pietragalla. However, R. Heus made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 2.