matov 1 - 2 Hawks (383784482)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 61047 to matov team Arena. Diego Pandini was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jan Normann and Berthold Abt. People from all over Trnavský had joined up for the derby. matov started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Banchelli - Combret, Richards, Mann - Holzapfel, Bras, Flåten, Brugnone, Weser - Petrov, Ximénez de Rada.

Hawks decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players took the field: Florescu - Atrashkevich, Królak, Bolech, Bylina - Caneco, Knight, Maršovský, Petránik, Baštinec - Vuletić.

The strategy for Hawks was to use their ability to press. Hawks pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, F. Bras scored for matov putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 32 minutes. The pressing tactics used by Hawks were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. 39 minutes in, Hawks's J. Baštinec received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Hawks had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

matov's L. Holzapfel was shown a yellow card after 67 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Hawks, as V. Vuletić left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. A. Slavinskiy took his place on the field. J. Baštinec sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from G. Caneco after 77 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 1. J. Knight of Hawks was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Hawks took the lead after 82 minutes making the score 1 - 2. D. Petránik placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. Possession in this half belonged to matov, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

matov's top performer was clearly D. Petrov. A. Mann was a disappointment, however. Most important Hawks player was A. Slavinskiy. G. Caneco turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.