Bänderriss 0 - 1 Asterlagen (384446261)

It had rained all day, but 11880 hardy fans still made it out to Arena des Zauberfussballs. Gian Luigi Arturo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Robert Wahlflod and Remy Eykenboom. Bänderriss tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Bergfeld - Sindermann, Ermler, Axnix - Dietinger, Tieje, Teyer, Goetze, Villa - Schmickl, Hergenröder.

Asterlagen had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Rodskär - Abed-Yaseen, Charles, Giacco, Savvakis - Elosu, Porwolik, Armatys, Schlatter, Valentino - Tschümperlin.

Bänderriss's B. Bergfeld refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 6 minutes. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like Y. Savvakis. 25 minutes into the game, S. Tschümperlin finished off a Asterlagen left wing counterattack, making the score 0 - 1. K. Armatys didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. T. Teyer of Bänderriss was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 40 minutes of game time, P. Porwolik had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but B. Bergfeld was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. No matter how hard he tried, T. Ermler just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 41 minutes. Asterlagen's counterattacks created a good chance for K. Armatys on the right after 42 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Bänderriss enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 67 percent of possession.

T. Ermler really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by S. Villa after a corner. With 63 minutes played, after a good run down the left, S. Villa went down looking for a penalty after a challenge from the visitors' right fullback, but the referee waved play on, and later warned him for diving. Bänderriss's P. Schmickl had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 65 minutes having been played. L. Alsheide was the replacement. Asterlagen's S. Tschümperlin got himself booked for a foul. Bänderriss had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

Most important Bänderriss player was L. Hergenröder. On the other hand, B. Bergfeld's play was disheartening. K. Armatys performed admirably for Asterlagen. P. Porwolik on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 1.