Fussi 3 - 1 Illtal (384360652)

Clouds darkened the skies at Flora Wiese as 17042 spectators turned up for the match. Sergio Contreras was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alcides Madini and Magnus Adelskär. Fussi tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Burzachechi - Rivarola, Dimofte, Cazeiro - Škrob, Pertúz, Paoni, Karkulahti, Stokholm - Do, Grieshaber.

Illtal started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. They fielded: Knappe - De Herdt, Enst, Henningsdorf, 景文 (Jingwen), Boldizsár - Ammann-Warnecke, Zweck, Rákos - Grimus, Hristojević.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Illtal. Fussi took the lead, 1 - 0, after a penalty 19 minutes into the match. I. Rivarola scored from the penalty spot. Fussi were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 20 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by I. Rivarola. 2 - 0 for the home side. 22 minutes into the game, Fussi seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. Fussi put in a good effort on the right, but O. Karkulahti saw his volley fly wide of the mark 35 minutes into the game. J. Grimus was first to reach a ball launched long through the center from Illtal's defence 36 minutes into the game. He managed to keep his cool and beat the goalkeeper to make the score 2 - 1. Illtal's right side looked dangerous 40 minutes in, but E. Burzachechi made a good save on D. Hristojević's hard shot to the top corner. It was 2 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Fussi, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of Fussi was able to get his message across, and raised Fussi's organisation to solid. Fussi's R. Grieshaber increased the lead to 3 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 53 minutes. R. Grieshaber wanted to play on, but the Fussi coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 54 minutes into the game by H. Bjørge. The coach of Fussi was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 54 minutes, H. Lax came on for S. Do. In an effort to secure the lead, Fussi changed their tactic after 54 minutes. After a short break after 54 minutes, Fussi seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. After 54 minutes, the Fussi players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. Fussi had to manage with a reduced squad after 60 minutes, as H. Lax got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action. I. Ammann-Warnecke of Illtal had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. A. Luser came in to finish the match. Illtal had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 63 minutes, but D. Hristojević's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. F. Pertúz received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 67 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Fussi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

O. Karkulahti performed admirably for Fussi. J. Cazeiro on the other hand, had a terrible day. Illtal's top performer was clearly G. Rákos. On the other hand, A. Luser's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.