Defi 1 - 1 United (385012376)

It had rained all day, but 10930 hardy fans still made it out to Swisspor Arena. Antonio Brillante was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Loïc Bougault and Jørgen Bred. Defi started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Busse - Kibitlewski, Bøje Larsen, Tatiersky - Raschke, Bertolo, Storner, Govoni, Nauck - Giersdorf, Draeger.

United tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Omogrande - Van Schil, Hartmann, Barret - Gugl, Poiraudeau, Ringler, Broeckl, Simenčič - Sepp, Cremonini.

Defi were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. A free kick aimed at the keeper's far post almost gave United the lead 26 minutes in, but the ball just wasn't able to squirm its way through the defensive wall. The crowd groaned its disapproval when H. Nauck missed a free kick that would have given Defi the lead after 29 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Defi enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

United's P. Gugl was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 56 minutes. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 61 minutes allowed E. Broeckl to score for United. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. The referee showed Defi's J. Kibitlewski the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. H. Nauck charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Defi, but the shot went well wide of the goal. The Defi free kick 79 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of L. Draeger, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 1! 82 minutes in, Defi's H. Nauck received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Defi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

Most important Defi player was L. Govoni. However, R. Busse made a disastrous appearance. United's top performer was clearly G. Cremonini. P. Gugl on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 1.