Albisrieder 2 - 2 kickers (385197013)

Clouds darkened the skies at Albisrieder SV Arena as 12000 spectators turned up for the match. Lester Buckner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sergi Labastida and Ulrik Järnstedt. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Zürich derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Albisrieder decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Geissbühler - Concheddu, Krattinger, Moesta, Härtel - Naldi, Garin, Oltman, Fauch - Petot, Richy.

kickers tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Brügger - Bousquet, Brunold, Johner, Zorzon - Bocion, Bremgartner, Winzenried, Steinkrauß - Knoche, Paturaud.

26 minutes into the game, S. Knoche had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came N. Devillers. After 35 minutes of play, A. Garin gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. After 37 minutes kickers's N. Bousquet limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. G. Krattinger unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Albisrieder, with 57 percent of the ball.

A. Garin increased the lead for Albisrieder to 2 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! The referee showed Albisrieder's E. Moesta the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. G. Krattinger should probably have put his team up another goal after 60 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by O. Brügger kept the visitors in the game. 61 minutes into the game kickers managed a counterattack, but G. Bremgartner took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. Albisrieder's R. Geissbühler refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 66 minutes. N. Devillers sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from N. Bousquet after 66 minutes of play, making the score 2 - 1. N. Devillers tied the game at 2 - 2 after 67 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. Albisrieder claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Most important Albisrieder player was G. Krattinger. On the other hand, M. Naldi's play was disheartening. kickers's best player was A. Bocion. However, O. Brügger made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 2.