1.FCN-N 0 - 0 Kuracau (384341348)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 20511 at ICN Immobilien Consult Arena today. Tiago Rocha was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Batista Ramos and Lasse Bredal Nielsen. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for 1.FCN-N. Starters: Ramos - Paredes, Jerger, Yegros - Tamanza, Sakıp, Ekert, Özdoğan, Castro - Ćosić, Furão.

Kuracau decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. They fielded: Geiselberger - 友光 (Youguang) , Toma, Parhankangas, Bernard, Eisenhofen - Hutta, Brameshuber, Kogkas - Bordoni, Allgäuer.

For their match strategy, Kuracau had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. A counterattack by Kuracau after 31 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but P. Brameshuber, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. A foul called during a Kuracau counterattack resulted in a great chance to score, but C. Bordoni's shot rattled off the post. Some great play up the middle by 1.FCN-N led to a chance for F. Furão to score after 43 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to 1.FCN-N, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

Kuracau's 鄭. 友光 (Youguang) left the field after 70 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was A. Strohmeier. 1.FCN-N's A. Jerger was shown a yellow card after 74 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Having turned the direction of play quickly, the Kuracau counter attack ended as the ball carrier was brought down violently by a defender after 81 minutes. The resulting free kick was a flat shot into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and did not allow the opponents to reach the ball. 82 minutes into the game, R. Allgäuer was a hair's breadth away from giving Kuracau the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by H. Ramos saved the home team that time. 1.FCN-N enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

1.FCN-N's top performer was clearly O. Ekert. On the other hand, S. Tamanza's play was disheartening. Kuracau's best player was P. Brameshuber. A. Strohmeier on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 0.