Haare 3 - 1 Tofino (384325388)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and und die Möppse auch Arena saw a crowd turnout of 27887. Mikael Uusitalo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Romain Lajoie and William Van Haeke. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Baden-Württemberg derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Haare started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Kasza - Kulma, Swärden, Sieradzki - Fleifel, Kızılbey, Rajtko, Smeyers, Ibarra - Saglovic, Beesley.

Tofino tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Laur - Doberauer, Behlke, Mihalcea - Tagle, Schermerhorn, Ruelland, Boegly, Bramming - Engelmann, Midtlyng.

Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 5 minutes into the match left Tofino's S. Behlke completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The referee showed Haare's A. Smeyers the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The home crowd cheered when, after 22 minutes, C. Tagle's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. The crowd roared in delight as S. Swärden finished off a spectacular series of passes through the middle to even the score for Haare 24 minutes into the match. 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Haare had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

Haare created a good opportunity to score 58 minutes into the match when J. Kulma's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. Haare took the lead 60 minutes in, as A. Saglovic broke through on the left and put the 2 - 1 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Tofino's M. Bramming was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 63 minutes. R. Atijas was given a chance to change things around. P. Ruelland became the new Tofino captain. The bench was restless, and with 72 minutes passed Tofino's coach gave W. Naßwetter the opportunity the player had been hoping for. S. Behlke reluctantly left the field. With 75 minutes played, the Tofino coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. A. Caini came on, M. Midtlyng had to leave the fray. With 79 minutes played, R. Beesley could have brought this one home for Haare as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Haare put themselves up 3 - 1 when O. Ibarra broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Confident in their lead, Haare's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. H. Rajtko wanted to play on, but the Haare coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 83 minutes into the game by F. Cortizo. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Haare, with 54 percent of the ball.

Haare's top performer was clearly O. Ibarra. On the other hand, P. Kasza's play was disheartening. H. Engelmann performed admirably for Tofino. W. Naßwetter on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.