Frankonia 0 - 1 Lillisdream (384367728)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Alfred-Delp-Stadion saw a crowd turnout of 25841. Ardalan Hamedani was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jan Danielsson and Jean Rabeling. Frankonia started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Muzzi - Renkiewicz, Nasra, Tonhão, Rogmann - Ibn-Shafiq, Ebener, Mühlengrund, Hollerleitner - Weissach, Sotto.

Lillisdream tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Mutandari - Marxmüller, Fendel, Tarczyński - Taavila, Luschendorf, van der Toorn, Plater, Furač - Koelker, Burgstaller-Bodingba.

Frankonia used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when R. Burgstaller-Bodingba slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against A. Muzzi, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. After 14 minutes, following yet another great corner, B. Fendel's flick on at the near post reached J. Taavila, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. 15 minutes into the game, G. Plater almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. After 18 minutes, a penalty kick by R. van der Toorn could have resulted in the lead for the visitors, but the keeper made the save. Frankonia's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. 26 minutes in, Lillisdream's M. Luschendorf received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Lillisdream, with 63 percent of the ball.

The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when M. Marxmüller was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 54 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! 57 minutes into the match, Lillisdream nearly took the lead, as R. van der Toorn broke through on the right. A. Muzzi made the save, however. The cannonball from 35 metres by T. Tarczyński of Lillisdream was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. After 69 minutes, the Frankonia coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving S. Ibn-Shafiq off the field. F. Haji Ali Beiki took his place. 72 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Frankonia substitution. G. Stachura came on for T. Ebener. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 72 minutes allowed S. Furač to score for Lillisdream. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, C. Tonhão got himself booked. The manager of Frankonia was not happy. 77 minutes into the game, Lillisdream worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. The bench was restless, and with 87 minutes passed Frankonia's coach gave K. Rueb the opportunity the player had been hoping for. W. Sotto reluctantly left the field. Lillisdream had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

Frankonia's best player was H. Weissach. However, K. Rueb made a disastrous appearance. Most important Lillisdream player was M. Luschendorf. On the other hand, B. Fendel's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.