Ballenstedt 9 - 0 Alexinjo (384466520)

A scorching day at Askanja ballenstedt eks weck Stadion, where 21079 spectators were in place for today's match. Erwan Boucher was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mikko Viljakkala and Alo Rosenberg. Ballenstedt tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Chita - Kosiacki, Gabbrielli, Totev - Schedelbeck, Brander, Livneh, Leonetti - Elstner, Birkmeier, Spirou.

Alexinjo had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Gontard - van Ermingen, Sereetz, Kuenz, Bogunović - Birkenhayn, Rosenauer, Pflister, Jaeche - Meijerink, Schurrer.

The wings were the focus of most of Ballenstedt's attacks today. Ballenstedt's D. Chita left the field after 3 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was S. Almeida. The coach of Ballenstedt wanted to try to change things around after 5 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. Priding himself in being an active coach, the Ballenstedt manager gave new instructions to his players after 5 minutes. After 18 minutes, G. Leonetti came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Ballenstedt the lead. After 19 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Ballenstedt found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. 32 minutes into the game, Ballenstedt seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to poor. It was obvious that Ballenstedt had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. After 34 minutes, S. Totev put Ballenstedt ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Ballenstedt managed to extend their lead to 3 - 0 when B. Kosiacki cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. By now, the players in Ballenstedt felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 3 - 0 was the score after the first half. Ballenstedt had most of the ball, with 76 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Ballenstedt had passable organisation. M. Birkmeier left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. H. Meininger was the replacement. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Ballenstedt coach let V. Dürr replace V. Gabbrielli after 50 minutes. Ballenstedt increased the lead as V. Dürr struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Ballenstedt's A. Brander lived up to his reputation for finding unexpected ways to get the ball in the net when he sent a nifty little pass over to M. Elstner who finished for 5 - 0 with 81 minutes of the match played. The heat made it a terrible day for H. Meininger, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Ballenstedt's P. Schedelbeck increasing the lead to 6 - 0. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. S. Totev squirmed through their central defence after 89 minutes, increasing the lead to 7 - 0. 89 minutes in, Ballenstedt's S. Totev received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Unfortunately for Alexinjo, A. Rosenauer was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. G. Meyenthal replaced him. 89 minutes into the game, Ballenstedt had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to poor. S. Totev increased the lead for Ballenstedt to 8 - 0, 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! That made three goals for S. Totev and he was marked down for the hat trick. After 89 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and G. Leonetti gave the Ballenstedt supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 9 - 0. Ballenstedt claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 76 percent.

M. Elstner performed admirably for Ballenstedt. B. Kosiacki on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Alexinjo player was without a doubt T. Meijerink. However, H. Gontard made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 9 - 0.