pimpplayaz 0 - 0 Phoenix (382736220)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 42207 had shown up at pimps stadium for the match. Daniel Matos was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gaetano Hargis and Niklas Fogelhall. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Maribor derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. pimpplayaz decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Kozoriz - Zelaia, Wojniusz, Ysebaert - Suhard, Salva, Ściebura, Ginsheim, Popa - Collado, Garzón.

Phoenix tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Šilje - Janke, Prakash, Hitrec - Briones, Öztuna, Massaccesi, Gundersen, Forsgren - Łopuszański, Pantić.

pimpplayaz displayed their ability to play creatively. Y. Kozoriz looked great 10 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' A. Łopuszański. 23 minutes into the game, M. Forsgren almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Phoenix had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

After 75 minutes, the pimpplayaz coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving S. Garzón off the field. M. Greaves took his place. 80 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a pimpplayaz substitution. J. Croft came on for B. Suhard. O. Ysebaert became the new pimpplayaz captain. M. Forsgren was doing a great job on his wing, sending in brilliant passes to his teammates in the middle, but R. Briones seemed unable to profit from this excellent service. Phoenix enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

Z. Zelaia performed admirably for pimpplayaz. F. Ściebura turned in a dismal performance, however. Phoenix's top performer was clearly B. Öztuna. P. Šilje was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 0.