Hamburg 2 - 0 Kremencek (382737436)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 54819 to Imtech Arena. Gian Paolo Sampirisi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Cándido Freita and Leandro Casas de Pedro. All of Ljubljana was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. Hamburg decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Kerschhofer - Švagr, Mollenhauer, Proença - Hervé, Furdi, Baznik, Volovec, Mährer - Zanzi, Buur.

Kremencek had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Šehič - Jardim, Aboitiz, Burkia - Kačič, Lopo, de Stefani, Šinigoj, Cvetković - Jaksa, Herok.

The corner kick from A. Proença was powerfully met by the head of M. Švagr to make the score 1 - 0. R. Zanzi had a fantastic opportunity to put Hamburg up another goal 37 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Hamburg, with 67 percent of the ball.

V. Volovec should probably have put his team up another goal after 59 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by D. Šehič kept the visitors in the game. With 71 minutes played, P. Herok of Kremencek fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The score became 2 - 0 at 72 minutes into the game, when Hamburg were given a penalty which A. Proença blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! Hamburg had most of the ball, with 67 percent of possession.

Hamburg's best player was V. Volovec. A. Proença on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Kremencek player was without a doubt L. Lopo. M. Kačič was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.