Otzelotmonster 2 - 4 Adlershof (384327622)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 28956 to Pusieta Kampfbahn. Martin Leleux was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kjell Borsheim and Carlos Morlanes. Otzelotmonster tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Grootveld - Uccellini, Bister, Leupp - Wecker, Mytkowski, Wilhelmsdorf, Calligaro, Brudereck - Gretić, Abrigo.

Adlershof started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Lineup: Pinto - Bango, Forouzesh - Lorrain, Coimbra, Ensen, Brechreiz, Però - Santner, Fuster, Houmøller.

The most controversial moment of the game was likely the penalty given after 22 minutes. Adlershof's J. Santner kept his concentration, despite the upset crowd, and calmly put the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 1. Given a free kick close to the byline, Adlershof tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let J. Fuster slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 2, 26 minutes into the game. Always quick and a menace to his opponents, G. Però was very close to getting through after 27 minutes, but he could only put the ball into the keeper's arms. Otzelotmonster's B. Abrigo got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 1 - 2. L. Grootveld got a fingertip on M. Ensen's shot from the left 33 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. B. Abrigo charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Otzelotmonster, but the shot went well wide of the goal. 38 minutes into the game, Adlershof were awarded a penalty and J. Santner was able to increase the visitors' lead to 1 - 3 rolling the ball in by the right post. B. Abrigo tried to get a goal back for Otzelotmonster but despite all his hard work down the right, he just couldn't complete the move. Halftime score was 1 - 3. Adlershof claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

The intense heat forced M. Houmøller into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. The sunny day didn't make things easy for B. Abrigo who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. The home crowd cheered when, after 59 minutes, G. Però's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 60 minutes, Adlershof did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, L. Brechreiz was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 4. J. Fuster enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, G. Però would have put Adlershof up another goal 84 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. Otzelotmonster were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 85 minutes, U. Calligaro swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 2 - 4. Possession in this half belonged to Adlershof, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Most important Otzelotmonster player was L. Grootveld. B. Abrigo on the other hand, had a terrible day. A. Coimbra performed admirably for Adlershof. G. Però turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 4.