Offenbach 1 - 1 Mönchen-Gladbach-20 (384373395)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 42261 had shown up at Rapid Offenbach Arena for the match. Tzvetelin Yanev was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Joona Vihriä and Jędrzej Koseski. Offenbach tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Brunhild - 力元 (Liyuan) , Mikalsen, Fieraru - Chalika, Scharf, Philippart, Saja, Klimenok - Koblása, Alia.

Mönchen-Gladbach-20 had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. The following players took the field: Tyluś - Agueh, Macan, Veth, Ambruş, Welkner - Rudd, Poccis, Gupta - Grbeša, Di Benedetto.

For their match strategy, Mönchen-Gladbach-20 had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. S. Grbeša came close to putting the visiting team one up 2 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but K. Brunhild managed to tip the ball to a corner. 23 minutes into the game, M. Macan almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 24 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Offenbach's I. Klimenok to one side and produced a red card for the player. Offenbach took the lead, 1 - 0, after a penalty 26 minutes into the match. 方. 力元 (Liyuan) scored from the penalty spot. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Offenbach, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Some things can only be learned through experience, and M. Veth should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Offenbach a goal with 51 minutes of the match played. Mönchen-Gladbach-20 showed their counterattack skill 53 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with T. Ambruş scoring uncontested for 1 - 1. 60 minutes into the game, G. Agueh had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came J. Gliszczyński. Offenbach were awarded a penalty after 61 minutes of play, but 方. 力元 (Liyuan) 's shot skimmed just wide. Offenbach had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Most important Offenbach player was G. Saja. On the other hand, R. Fieraru's play was disheartening. Mönchen-Gladbach-20's best player was M. Macan. J. Gliszczyński was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.