Stollenschleifer 3 - 0 Lions (384905301)

23644 punters turned up at Blutergussarena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Casimiro Fregoni was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kifimbo 'Divino' Letipilia and Branimir Seder. Stollenschleifer started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Tolley - Stecher, Wuffli, Anliker - Girard, Casciola, Hagemann, Lapierre, Girotto - Blättler, Rüfenacht.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Lions. Lineup: Buchwald - Sobral, Abfalterer, Oggenfuss - Nevado, Gasparini, Acampora, Seigfried - Schlüter, Băietrău, Ziemkowski.

Today, Stollenschleifer's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. C. Lapierre of Stollenschleifer was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 31 minutes of play, D. Casciola gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. 39 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as B. Wuffli broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Stollenschleifer. With 40 minutes played, Stollenschleifer's C. Lapierre almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Lions had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

Players in Stollenschleifer heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. After 46 minutes, L. Rüfenacht put Stollenschleifer ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Stollenschleifer's L. Rüfenacht got himself booked for a foul. T. Buchwald of Lions had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. H. Lueftner came in to finish the match. Z. Sobral became the new Lions captain. Stollenschleifer put in a good effort on the right, but C. Stecher saw his volley fly wide of the mark 73 minutes into the game. After 82 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by Stollenschleifer was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. Lions claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Stollenschleifer's best player was L. Rüfenacht. S. Girotto was a disappointment, however. Lions's top performer was clearly C. Ziemkowski. H. Lueftner on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.