Hattrick_Kickers 4 - 0 Schleeefe (384486905)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 25252 to Düsseldorf Arena. Abdollah Nabavi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Henri Nissinen and Hans-Philipp Hornkamp. Hattrick_Kickers tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Witek - Maierhofer, Coolman, Šepši, Di Donato - Bergwerf, Erdener, Rodwell, Brandão, Sable - Buono.

Schleeefe started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Kriisa - Klicar, Jutkiewicz, Niederkleen - Andersen, Spatenka, Waszyński, Grossgasteiger, Süleymanoğlu - Lotarski, Justiniano.

Hattrick_Kickers used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Hattrick_Kickers took the lead 2 minutes in, as D. Buono broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Hattrick_Kickers managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when M. Šepši cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Hattrick_Kickers were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 10 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by M. Šepši. 3 - 0 for the home side. J. Kriisa was caught napping as M. Šepši lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Hattrick_Kickers, with 54 percent of the ball.

At this time in the match, Hattrick_Kickers were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Schleeefe certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but S. Waszyński just wasn't able to finish. Coming in from the right, Hattrick_Kickers had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 69 minutes, but A. Bergwerf's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Hattrick_Kickers scored another to make it 4 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for B. Rodwell after 72 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Hattrick_Kickers, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

Hattrick_Kickers's best player was D. Di Donato. On the other hand, A. Witek's play was disheartening. Schleeefe's top performer was clearly K. Andersen. J. Kriisa on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 0.