niederbüren 0 - 1 Madrano (384921432)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 34228 at Stamford Bridge today. Federico Trebbiani was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Matthias Tranby and Patricio Baak. niederbüren tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: van der Marel - Mumper, Paltauf, Grillenzoni - Kolk, Elşənzadə, Svensson, Mattes, Cotti - Reiser, Burli.

Madrano had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Lineup: Rybak - Önal, Schuhmair, Stassijns, Nicotra - Desautez, Gilbride, Marchiol, Christiansson, Ekin - Nuebler.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Madrano. The pressing tactics used by Madrano were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Madrano's F. Stassijns gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 29 minutes with a superb strike from the right. Madrano's T. Nuebler got himself booked for a foul. The home crowd cheered when, after 38 minutes, R. Schuhmair's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave F. Stassijns from Madrano a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 41 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Halftime score was 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Madrano, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

Although the whole team were struggling to impress, niederbüren's G. Cotti was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 50 minutes. A. Rubrianti was given a chance to change things around. T. Nuebler could have put his team up another goal 59 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. niederbüren needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 65 minutes F. Burli made way for B. Oriol. The bench was restless, and with 70 minutes passed niederbüren's coach gave S. Baur the opportunity the player had been hoping for. G. Mumper reluctantly left the field. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Madrano, with 53 percent of the ball.

The most dominating niederbüren player was without a doubt Ö. Svensson. However, S. Baur made a disastrous appearance. Madrano's best player was T. Nuebler. S. Ekin on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 1.