Aquile 2 - 0 drughi_viking_JUVE (384934350)

41340 spectators had come to Blauer Horst this cloudy day. Bogdan Petrariu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ofelio Quintupil and Torben Löhrer. Aquile tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Colombini - Cecarroni, Ricciardelli, Cellai - Günthardt, Schnack, Klaps, Vonwyl, Ria - Moscatel, Savićević.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for drughi_viking_JUVE. They fielded: Varela - Mattana, Weinberg, Povill, Baroncini - Plancke, Sembinelli, Le Gac, Burghgraaff, Lavisse - Sárosi.

Aquile immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. For their match strategy, drughi_viking_JUVE had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Aquile had a good opportunity to take the lead as I. Klaps came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of T. Varela. Down the middle came F. Weinberg, making a fantastic play that nearly had drughi_viking_JUVE take the lead after 38 minutes, but C. Colombini preserved the tie. After 40 minutes drughi_viking_JUVE's D. Mattana limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Many thought A. Ria ought to have been awarded a penalty 43 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around T. Varela after a determined run through the middle. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. Burghgraaff from drughi_viking_JUVE a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 44 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 44 minutes, I. Klaps came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Aquile the lead. The referee showed Aquile's R. Vonwyl the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Aquile pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Aquile, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

G. Schnack had a fantastic opportunity to put Aquile up another goal 53 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. With 54 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of drughi_viking_JUVE resulted in a counterattack that set K. Lavisse free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. 66 minutes into the game, drughi_viking_JUVE seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a solid level of organisation. After 73 minutes, U. Savićević put Aquile ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The coach of Aquile was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 73 minutes, G. Ackeret came on for A. Ria. Confident in their lead, Aquile's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. After 74 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as drughi_viking_JUVE found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to passable. Aquile's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. G. Schnack could have increased the lead after 78 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. 82 minutes in, drughi_viking_JUVE appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only weak. After 83 minutes, Aquile were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. R. Moscatel did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. G. Burghgraaff of drughi_viking_JUVE got sent off for kicking the ball after the whistle, a completely uncalled for move, earning him his second yellow card of the game. Aquile had most of the ball, with 73 percent of possession.

Aquile's top performer was clearly I. Klaps. D. Cellai on the other hand, had a terrible day. drughi_viking_JUVE's best player was M. Sárosi. T. Varela was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.