Strawberry 4 - 4 Super*Drummer (382043468)

15500 spectators had come to Abbey Road this cloudy day. Amadeusz Gołecki was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Chrisanthos Trapezanidis and Tobias Hartmann. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Strawberry. The following players took the field: Pensa - Andreon, Briechant, Rehagel - Schroeder, Arévalo Ríos, Gravagnuolo, Boubelík - Marchesi, Arotăriţei, Menéndez.

Super*Drummer started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Lima - Riou, Haufa, Scanu - Terry, Nogueroles, Fuenzalida, Majsa, Zünti - Malpas, Pirmez.

Strawberry were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. After 19 minutes, Super*Drummer put themselves up 0 - 1, as G. Majsa finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. Super*Drummer came close to extending their lead as L. Nogueroles delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 21 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. Players in Strawberry heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. 32 minutes into the match, Strawberry's C. Briechant maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 41 minutes into the match, and C. Fuenzalida wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 1 - 2 for the visitors. 44 minutes into the match Strawberry's M. Gravagnuolo viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. The visitors' L. Malpas took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 44 minutes into the match. 1 - 3 for Super*Drummer. 1 - 3 was the halftime score. Super*Drummer claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

With 46 minutes played, the Strawberry coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. S. Marquis came on, G. Marchesi had to leave the fray. F. Pirmez left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. G. Fruet was the replacement. Super*Drummer's L. Malpas made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 51 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 Super*Drummer players could smell victory in the air. L. Nogueroles wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for T. Bobrenko after 58 minutes. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed Strawberry's coach gave B. Strauven the opportunity the player had been hoping for. R. Andreon reluctantly left the field. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Super*Drummer coach let S. Funghi replace P. Riou after 65 minutes. The referee signalled a penalty 80 minutes into the game following an offence which looked like it was outside the box. K. Haufa knocked it home to make the score 1 - 4. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Super*Drummer lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Strawberry refused to be intimidated and, breaking through the middle, S. Marquis managed to slip the ball home for 2 - 4. S. Marquis sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from S. Arévalo Ríos after 82 minutes of play, making the score 3 - 4. With 83 minutes played, Strawberry's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to B. Strauven he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 4 - 4. Super*Drummer enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

Strawberry's top performer was clearly D. Menéndez. S. Arévalo Ríos turned in a dismal performance, however. Super*Drummer's best player was K. Haufa. On the other hand, T. Bobrenko's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 4.