United 2 - 4 75er (384889663)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Viadukt Arena saw a crowd turnout of 25399. Florencio Currás was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Henri Arvinen and Michiel Baetsen. United had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Gabbiadini - Cotârţă, Hälvik, Natale - Harri, Anania, Dacquin, Dellemann, Drevet - Pribić, Eres.

75er started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Rodríguez - Vigier, Attal, Grube - Floridia, Éliot, Pagnini, Ardiles, Schubiger - Fähndrich, Schweiker.

The strategy for United was to use their ability to press. D. Eres of United was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish S. Attal, which resulted in a goal making the score 1 - 0. With 11 minutes played, United's P. Pribić almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. After 14 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by P. Fähndrich. Many thought P. Pribić ought to have been awarded a penalty 17 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around J. Rodríguez after a determined run through the middle. United's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. At 28 minutes played, D. Eres came in from the right with the intention of giving United the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. 75er claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

75er's J. Ardiles could have put the guests one up after 53 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but P. Gabbiadini was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 67 minutes allowed E. Floridia to score for 75er. The scoreboard now read 1 - 2. 68 minutes in, United's M. Natale received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. United equalised after 69 minutes after a brilliantly placed penalty by D. Eres. The guests took the lead 70 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in J. Ardiles scoring to make it 2 - 3. Y. Éliot received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 74 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 2 - 4. The 75er fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. After 75 minutes, United switched C. Cotârţă with S. Nideröst, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. United needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 80 minutes C. Drevet made way for U. Westh. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, P. Pribić took over the role of being the United captain. Possession in this half belonged to 75er, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Most important United player was S. Nideröst. M. Natale turned in a dismal performance, however. 75er's top performer was clearly P. Fähndrich. On the other hand, F. Grube's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 4.