Buntashi 1 - 1 Luisi (383792275)

31847 fans braved the pouring rain at Krovák Arena. Petricã Maier was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marco Stage and Seyfi Vasfi. Buntashi decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Åhlstrand - Sinu, Bissoli, Young - Magenheim, Závodník, Szabó, Epprecht, Gangtorp - Guzzanti, Littke.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Luisi. The following players had been chosen: Rašić - Spera, Brent, Bernard - Langenbeck, van Basten, Ljubinković, Schloederitzko, Camasobras - Soragna, Sörensson.

Luisi saw most attack opportunities on the wings. G. Young slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. The Luisi free kick 19 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of M. Soragna, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 0 - 1! Luisi's M. Soragna was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 24 minutes. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave J. Littke from Buntashi a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 31 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

Buntashi's S. Závodník left the field after 55 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was R. Kucan. M. Soragna had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. Attacking on the wings was the choice for Luisi, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. Buntashi's G. Szabó was shown a yellow card after 77 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Luisi, as M. Langenbeck left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. E. Bass took his place on the field. When M. Soragna made yet another studs-first tackle after 81 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Luisi player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. With the crowd on their feet chanting wildly, some great moves down the right hand side after 86 minutes gave Buntashi a wonderful opportunity to level the score, and P. Guzzanti stepped up to the challenge. 1 - 1 Buntashi enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

Buntashi's top performer was clearly P. Guzzanti. On the other hand, R. Kucan's play was disheartening. Most important Luisi player was G. van Basten. E. Bass on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 1.