Platzfeger 2 - 2 Brackel (384503248)

23354 punters turned up at Bratwurst Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Fabijan Ivin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tomeu Solé and Gaétan Besnard. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Platzfeger. Lineup: Timar - Reschnik, Maisel, Dellitsch, Gräßler - Hecktor, Brzozowski, Lesch, van den Eijnde, Templer - Mang.

Brackel started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Adomniţei - Luks, Azaola, Ivanov - Núñez, Kemppainen, Aquilone, Prügl, Nilsson - Vinčić, Libert.

Platzfeger saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Brackel clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. 8 minutes in, Brackel's D. Azaola received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. C. Gräßler of Platzfeger had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. K. Bartelsen came in to finish the match. Platzfeger fans held their breath as K. Bartelsen scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! A free kick just outside of the visitors' penalty area after 22 minutes could have resulted in another goal, but C. Adomniţei got a hand out and tipped the ball over the bar. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 29 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when M. Kemppainen tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. Brackel had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. Brackel levelled the score after 39 minutes to make it 1 - 1, as M. Kemppainen struck home after a fine midfield combination through the centre, which left him completely unmarked. 41 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Platzfeger was S. Mang. 2 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Platzfeger, with 59 percent of the ball.

A. Brzozowski wanted to play on, but the Platzfeger coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 47 minutes into the game by F. Bludovsky. The referee showed Platzfeger's S. Mang the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The visitors refused to give in and, after 82 minutes, B. Vinčić evened things up as he finished off a perfect pass from the right. 2 - 2 With 83 minutes played S. Mang almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Possession in this half belonged to Platzfeger, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

Most important Platzfeger player was L. Dellitsch. However, K. Bartelsen made a disastrous appearance. Brackel's top performer was clearly B. Vinčić. D. Ivanov was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 2.