grüewiss 5 - 3 Madagangstar (384921033)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 37946 to Kraftwerk Arena. Julio Sancha was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Šimon Mánek and Sjors Tuur. grüewiss decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Tezze - Bossler, Zurita Luna - Rocco, Agustín, Ciołkosz, Carratalá, Branco - Losso, Robledales, Defrancesco.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Madagangstar. They fielded: Ormigo - Rolandsson, Vaz Ribeiro, Sela - Günsar, Nolde, Abuawad, Nappo, Hjelmeland - Veldmans, Wszyjecki.

It was an obvious ambition of Madagangstar to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. 11 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for grüewiss to take the lead after a good cross from the right found A. Bossler alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. grüewiss took the lead 30 minutes in, as M. Losso broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. The referee was not popular with the home supporters after he awarded Madagangstar a controversial penalty after 36 minutes. M. Wszyjecki made no mistake, levelling the score at 1 - 1. 41 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for grüewiss was S. Ciołkosz. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. grüewiss claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

grüewiss solidified their lead at the 48 minute mark, as S. Ciołkosz dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 1. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Losso from grüewiss a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 61 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Due to a severely mistimed tackle, G. Nappo of Madagangstar spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. The away team improved the scoreline to 3 - 2, as E. Veldmans struck home, set up well by a play on the left 65 minutes into the match. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. M. Losso squirmed through their central defence after 77 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 2. B. Vaz Ribeiro's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. Madagangstar's S. Günsar got himself booked for a foul. grüewiss were forced into a substitution as G. Carratalá couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing E. Stoob to come in off the bench. Madagangstar fought on and, after 89 minutes, E. Veldmans was able to reduce the deficit to 4 - 3 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. S. Ciołkosz found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. A well-executed free kick by M. Losso after 89 minutes made it 5 - 3 for grüewiss. By then M. Losso had scored three goals - a hat trick! Confident in their lead, grüewiss's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by grüewiss, with 56 percent of the ball.

The most dominating grüewiss player was without a doubt E. Robledales. E. Stoob on the other hand, had a terrible day. E. Veldmans performed admirably for Madagangstar. On the other hand, A. Ormigo's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 3.