Perpetua 3 - 3 Muttenz (384948407)

27939 spectators arrived at Shadow Moses, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Maik Bodenschatz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sten Uhlenbeek and Slobodan Popović. Perpetua started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. They fielded: Taweewattana - Nátor, Ramovi, Lochner, Thomassin, De Keersmaeker - Santaya, Fetto, Scheepstra, Aghemo - Deflandre.

Muttenz had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Mateos - Rúnarsson, Basile, Boudot - Blomoser, Andersson, Schlütter, Hoffer, Lysø - Haberfellner, Robbers.

Muttenz tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Perpetua took the lead 3 minutes in, as A. Lochner broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. The corner kick from A. Nátor was powerfully met by the head of H. Deflandre to make the score 2 - 0. Perpetua were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 24 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by A. Nátor. 3 - 0 for the home side. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Perpetua lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Perpetua's G. Scheepstra refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 29 minutes. After 31 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Perpetua found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to solid. Muttenz's G. Boudot was shown a yellow card after 33 minutes for slicing down an opponent. M. Santaya was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Perpetua's F. Vötsch had to come off the bench. Muttenz had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Perpetua, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

A review of the gameplan helped Perpetua get back to a excellent organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. 59 minutes in, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as G. Haberfellner anticipated the through ball and scored, reducing the deficit to 3 - 1. The home team's fans were upset when, after 66 minutes, the visiting G. Boudot broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 3 - 2 was the score. 74 minutes into the game, Perpetua had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to solid. What was K. Rúnarsson thinking? That's what everyone wondered when, for no apparent reason, he shot a cross pass over his own penalty area, giving D. Aghemo an extra chance, but unfortunately for Perpetua, he didn't get the shot right. Having just succeeded in blocking a dangerous counter attack, the defending team was outwitted by the follow-up Muttenz free kick. The routine was expertly executed as the ball was shifted quickly to one side of the box, then back to the other. G. Haberfellner appeared on cue near the post, and steered it past the goalie. 3 - 3, after 84 minutes. Muttenz had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

Perpetua's best player was F. Fetto. N. Taweewattana was a disappointment, however. R. Schlütter performed admirably for Muttenz. On the other hand, J. Blomoser's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 3.