Brandenburger 3 - 0 96-69 (384488756)

19757 punters turned up at Nike Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Ernesto Bartolomé was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Frederic Potter and Ville Sirkiä. Brandenburger tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Nitz - Wasserbau, Maetze, Palosaari, Hodinka, Boudar - Vasić, Muurilainen, Urrila, Sparwald - Riebenstahl.

96-69 decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. They fielded: Prusnik - Castillo Zapata, Göhler, Di Girolamo - Avilés, Orbegozo, Kleck, Lalanne - Scola, Bueu, Pettenello.

The strategy for Brandenburger was to use their ability to press. 15 minutes in, the referee awarded Brandenburger a penalty. Ž. Hodinka coolly slotted it home for a 1 - 0 lead. B. Bueu of 96-69 was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Brandenburger's M. Urrila had an excellent opportunity after 22 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! Brandenburger's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Halftime score was 1 - 0. 96-69 enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

After 51 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and J. Riebenstahl gave the Brandenburger supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of Brandenburger were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 59 minutes in, 96-69's K. Kleck received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 69 minutes of play, the free-spirited M. Sparwald decided to go for goal as he struck the ball from the corner of the pitch. The ball hit a defender in the face and bounced out of play. Coming from the right, M. Urrila almost managed to score another goal for Brandenburger, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Brandenburger coach let A. Pålsson replace M. Urrila after 75 minutes. Brandenburger's E. Muurilainen increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 79 minutes. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

Brandenburger's best player was J. Riebenstahl. Ž. Hodinka was a disappointment, however. Most important 96-69 player was K. Kleck. T. Göhler on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.