Wörschweiler 4 - 1 Milan (384290431)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 34737 at Karlsbergarena today. Joaquim Inácio was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Free Vergauwen and Shannon Rowley. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Wörschweiler. The following players took the field: Borsari - Botor, Byrne, Barsbüttel - Rundhall, Dotzheim, Bruggeman, Funcke, Geestemünde - Pirillo, Masili.

Milan started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Iacchetti - Dahlbruch, Haselhorst, Fuchsbauer, Fuchsbauer - Wakolm, Fica, Lowe, Weisswasser - Vandivielso, Karo.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Milan. Wörschweiler fans held their breath as E. Dotzheim scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! With 34 minutes played, E. Rundhall could have brought this one home for Wörschweiler as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. M. Geestemünde has acquired a talent for predicting the movements of the opposing defence over the years and this almost resulted in a goal 38 minutes into the match. C. Pirillo increased the lead for Wörschweiler to 2 - 0, 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! 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Wörschweiler had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

Milan's right side looked dangerous after 63 minutes, as K. Karo broke through. C. Borsari continued to stifle them, however, as he made the save look easy. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Milan's R. Lowe was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. D. Dascălu was given a chance to change things around. A well-executed free kick by T. Barsbüttel after 71 minutes made it 3 - 0 for Wörschweiler. By now, the players in Wörschweiler felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Wörschweiler put themselves up 4 - 0 when C. Pirillo broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. The Wörschweiler players could smell victory in the air. G. Masili wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for R. Davidsson after 76 minutes. E. Byrne left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 76 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. F. Akcijonaitis was the replacement. Milan fought on and, after 80 minutes, B. Weisswasser was able to reduce the deficit to 4 - 1 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Wörschweiler coach let T. Koeppen replace E. Funcke after 85 minutes. The Wörschweiler captaincy was handed to F. Akcijonaitis. Possession in this half belonged to Wörschweiler, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

Wörschweiler's top performer was clearly C. Pirillo. T. Koeppen turned in a dismal performance, however. K. Karo performed admirably for Milan. However, K. Fuchsbauer made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 1.