Rossoblu 2 - 1 Strunztruppe (384883458)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 37428 to AC Rossoblu Arena. Romain Accola was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Simo Doe and Trygve Stokstad. Rossoblu decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Grogger - Schümmer, Bejgrowicz, Adshead - Heredia Montoya, Mihai, Gentil, Lindén, Rueda Moyano - Anwandter, Vanhara.

Strunztruppe started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Huismann - Arena, Vila, Mohn - Pacławski, Bonizzoni, Gombos, Loosli - Fusé, Mpampatzimopoulos, Rimlinger.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Rossoblu. Rossoblu had a good opportunity to take the lead as O. Heredia Montoya came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of K. Huismann. 29 minutes into the game, K. Mpampatzimopoulos had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, D. Fusé got himself booked. The manager of Strunztruppe was not happy. After 39 minutes, Strunztruppe's J. Gombos made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. Strunztruppe had to manage with a reduced squad after 40 minutes, as A. Mohn got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Rossoblu had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

R. Rimlinger was, after 54 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper B. Grogger made the save. Strunztruppe's F. Loosli made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 63 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender slid in and cleared the ball off the line. The crowd gasped as T. Arena of Strunztruppe was flattened by an opponent after 76 minutes and had to be carried off. O. Certanini came in off the bench. J. Gombos got left behind when Rossoblu's O. Heredia Montoya made a sudden run forward after 83 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 1 - 1! After 83 minutes, the Strunztruppe coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving K. Mpampatzimopoulos off the field. F. Kelter took his place. Rossoblu broke through on the left 84 minutes into the game, with A. Vanhara firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Strunztruppe, with 55 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Rossoblu player was without a doubt A. Vanhara. On the other hand, B. Grogger's play was disheartening. Most important Strunztruppe player was D. Fusé. O. Certanini turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.