United 3 - 1 Weiherhof (384284625)

A scorching day at Grohe, where 40827 spectators were in place for today's match. Tom Johansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nico Malde and Jonas Sommarflod. United decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Faraglia - de Araújo, bin Md Tahar, Guthrie - Ramharter, Glindhorn, Holtz, Škach - Bojadžić, Andersen, Cirarruistia.

Weiherhof started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Starters: Haslwanter - Stroißmüller, Vierkorn - Halm, Rügenwalder, Hüser, Schützeneder, Pittore - Tolbaru, Gnapfeus, Miggisch.

T. Schützeneder enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. 23 minutes into the match, Weiherhof nearly took the lead, as C. Rügenwalder broke through on the right. D. Faraglia made the save, however. United made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left V. Andersen completely alone with keeper I. Haslwanter, who made a spectacular block. Weiherhof's T. Schützeneder managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 31 minutes. 0 - 1. With the crowd on their feet chanting wildly, some great moves down the right hand side after 41 minutes gave United a wonderful opportunity to level the score, and L. Škach stepped up to the challenge. 1 - 1 T. Ramharter caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 44 minutes. This gave United the 2 - 1 lead. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to United, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

After 50 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by B. bin Md Tahar might have resulted in another goal for United. However, I. Haslwanter made a spectacular save. 55 minutes in, Weiherhof's T. Schützeneder received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The United coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 69 minutes into the game. In the lead, United adjusted their style of play with 70 minutes gone. The intense heat forced D. Bojadžić into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. T. Ramharter could have increased the lead after 73 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. A. Cirarruistia increased the lead for United to 3 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by United, with 54 percent of the ball.

United's best player was V. Andersen. On the other hand, V. de Araújo's play was disheartening. Weiherhof's top performer was clearly T. Schützeneder. However, P. Miggisch made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.