Halsband 2 - 1 blau-weiß-worms (384372339)

25876 spectators had come to Rote Halsband Arena this cloudy day. Lars Gerstl was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Peter Liljengård and Simon Beckmann. Halsband tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Starters: Fereghin - Canziani, Röwer - Zúñiga, Almuíña, Corujeira, Röhrsdorf, Krulčik - Mena, Biczyk, Jansson.

blau-weiß-worms had chosen a strategic 5-5-0 formation. The following players had been chosen: Jennewein - Waeckerle, Tunjić, Borović, Billings, Kemmerzell - Šulák, Tuccillo, Alvarado, Högholt, Doğramacılar -.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for blau-weiß-worms. Halsband had a chance to take the lead after M. Krulčik's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 27 minutes. Good work by the blau-weiß-worms defensive line after 28 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found K. Doğramacılar alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. Halsband had a good opportunity to take the lead as S. Canziani came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of J. Jennewein. Having just won a lot of ground following a quick turn of play, blau-weiß-worms were given a free kick at a sharp angle. Rather than going for the direct shot, the defence was bypassed by a few sideways passes, giving D. Tuccillo the chance to slip through at goal. Nice teamwork! And 0 - 1, 37 minutes into the game. After 40 minutes, T. Röwer got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Halsband, with 63 percent of the ball.

The bench was restless, and with 46 minutes passed Halsband's coach gave U. Toikka the opportunity the player had been hoping for. N. Zúñiga reluctantly left the field. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 50 minutes played, L. Mena of Halsband made the score 1 - 1. Halsband's V. Corujeira had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 74 minutes having been played. M. Al-Sharafi was the replacement. After 75 minutes, the blau-weiß-worms coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving K. Doğramacılar off the field. G. Veneziano took his place. Halsband fans held their breath as L. Mena scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, C. Jansson got himself booked. The manager of Halsband was not happy. A great save by keeper J. Jennewein after 84 minutes kept the visitors in the game after L. Mena struck from the left with a real cannonball. C. Jansson of Halsband got sent off for kicking the ball after the whistle, a completely uncalled for move, earning him his second yellow card of the game. L. Gaiser was called on to replace Halsband's M. Al-Sharafi after 89 minutes following a nasty collision. Halsband had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

Halsband's top performer was clearly L. Mena. L. Gaiser was a disappointment, however. blau-weiß-worms's best player was L. Tunjić. G. Veneziano turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.