Limbach 4 - 1 Fleckenstein (384415957)

22804 punters turned up at Dome of Dürüm, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Giuseppe Balistreri was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anders Gunnarsson and Alessandro Fiorentini. Limbach tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Zuabi - Leihgestern, Ciršs, Koberg - Ibaigane, Atabey, Untereichmeier, Đimoti, von Reibnitz - Donaty, Arquin.

Fleckenstein decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. Lineup: Baldissarro - Dirr, Brezović, Mangelinckx, Thöny, Zorrilla - Laidlow, Marsal, Tudosă, Bertrand - Maksimović.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Fleckenstein. After 6 minutes J. Ibaigane made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to N. Arquin who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 1 - 0. K. von Reibnitz could have increased the lead after 8 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. After 9 minutes Fleckenstein tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, D. Maksimović's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. 10 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as N. Brezović struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. After 21 minutes, H. Koberg came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 2 - 1, giving Limbach the lead. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Limbach had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

With the clock showing 48 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Fleckenstein resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by D. Maksimović in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, B. Untereichmeier got himself booked. The manager of Limbach was not happy. Fleckenstein needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes D. Maksimović made way for V. Kolonics. M. Atabey of Limbach seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 3 - 1 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by R. Đimoti. N. Arquin increased the lead for Limbach to 4 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! After this, you could see that the players of Limbach were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. J. Ibaigane of Limbach received a yellow card after 85 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Limbach enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 63 percent of possession.

The most dominating Limbach player was without a doubt D. Ciršs. On the other hand, K. von Reibnitz's play was disheartening. Fleckenstein's top performer was clearly S. Marsal. G. Thöny on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 1.