TÜRKGÜCÜ 1 - 3 Kickers (384364194)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 14727 had shown up at ARENA-TÜRKGÜCÜ for the match. Christian Neubauer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Harald Schleuniger and Anton Liepold. TÜRKGÜCÜ started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. They fielded: Picazo García - Yalabık, Batka, Tortolero, Sebe, Dujardin - Strohmeier, Aubras, La Porta, Tomruk - Curvelo.

Kickers had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Rikkilä - Puguon, Sógor, Álvarez Areces - Corsi, Marmelo, Sakne, Haggui, Gelhorn - Crespin, Krassner.

For their match strategy, TÜRKGÜCÜ had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. The goal to make it 1 - 0 was scored by N. Curvelo after 4 minutes, following an opportunistic counterattack down the middle by TÜRKGÜCÜ. I. Sebe of TÜRKGÜCÜ received a yellow card after 5 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. With 20 minutes played, L. Puguon came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by Kickers. The home team will be cursing R. Álvarez Areces for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 30 minutes. Kickers's R. Álvarez Areces could have put the guests one up after 32 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but A. Picazo García was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Kickers, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.

Z. Sógor came close to putting the visiting team one up 67 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but A. Picazo García managed to tip the ball to a corner. With 75 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of TÜRKGÜCÜ resulted in a counterattack that set J. La Porta free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. The guests took the lead 86 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in T. Krassner scoring to make it 1 - 2. Given a free kick close to the byline, Kickers tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let G. Corsi slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 3, 87 minutes into the game. Kickers enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 69 percent of possession.

TÜRKGÜCÜ's top performer was clearly N. Curvelo. L. Batka on the other hand, had a terrible day. Kickers's best player was T. Krassner. However, R. Álvarez Areces made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.