Stuttgart 4 - 0 Asiato (384473298)

16500 punters turned up at Cannstatter SüdMilch-ParK, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Werner Rogge was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roberto Guevara and Zulharisan bin Mohamad. Stuttgart decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. Starters: Duponchelle - 岡本 (Okamoto), Alfradique, Vanroose, González Arguimanes - Jacquin, Kamppi, Kivistö - Braga, Hegna, Limia.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Asiato. The following players had been chosen: Bräu - Le Gal, Trocchi, Zaydman, Bohnenberger - Ohnewas, Calidónio, Melanchthon, Stomporowski - Küsterberg, Tamfall.

Today, Stuttgart's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. It was an obvious ambition of Asiato to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. After a fine move down the middle J. Kamppi nearly gave the home side a goal after 9 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. The crowd was amused as R. Küsterberg of Asiato used a few interesting tricks and dribbles to get into the penalty box. The finish by H. Ohnewas wasn't very amusing, however, as the ball flew way over the crossbar. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 23 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Stuttgart fans erupted in celebration as J. Kivistö rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! Players in Stuttgart heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. After 24 minutes, J. Hegna put Stuttgart ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Cheers filled the stadium as J. Hegna broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to Stuttgart. By now, the players in Stuttgart felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Stuttgart had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

Stuttgart's J. Alfradique left the field after 61 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was F. Polli. Stuttgart put in a good effort on the right, but C. González Arguimanes saw his volley fly wide of the mark 63 minutes into the game. Stuttgart's J. Kivistö struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 4 - 0 after 64 minutes. The Stuttgart players could smell victory in the air. D. Braga wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for M. Karmel after 75 minutes. The coach of Stuttgart was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 80 minutes, M. Isaza came on for J. Hegna. The Stuttgart captaincy was handed to C. González Arguimanes. Stuttgart claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

Most important Stuttgart player was J. Kamppi. J. Kivistö was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Asiato player was without a doubt D. Tamfall. I. Calidónio turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 0.