KombuchaKogKlan 3 - 2 TOM-BAR (386243970)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 53861 had shown up at KombuchaKogKlan Arena for the match. David Louis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jostein Svendsen and Peter Jacobsson. KombuchaKogKlan had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Magatti - Due, Jungwirt, Velázquez - Maestre, Schweinkohlen, Iturriza, Sirvent, Kani - Forzini, Rauchhaupt.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for TOM-BAR. Lineup: Malmmo - Mocanu, Bolognesi, Kuhnle - Azevia, Sertão, Methorst, Viegas, Abat - van der Burgh, Kuru.

For their match strategy, TOM-BAR had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. After a fine move down the middle R. Kani nearly gave the home side a goal after 2 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. KombuchaKogKlan had a chance to take the lead after L. Forzini's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 28 minutes. Making his way up the middle 29 minutes into the match, S. Maestre almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert M. Malmmo blocked it to keep the score level. A. Abat has acquired a talent for predicting the movements of the opposing defence over the years and this almost resulted in a goal 34 minutes into the match. Many thought L. Forzini ought to have been awarded a penalty 35 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around M. Malmmo after a determined run through the middle. C. Due caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 36 minutes. This gave KombuchaKogKlan the 1 - 0 lead. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to KombuchaKogKlan, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

I. Iturriza unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. The counterattack by TOM-BAR resulted in a free kick that N. Sertão bent under the crossbar - 1 - 1! KombuchaKogKlan's S. Maestre tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. H. Methorst of TOM-BAR was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. With 85 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. L. van der Burgh put the ball away for 1 - 2. The crowd chanted their encouragement as KombuchaKogKlan's R. Rauchhaupt came in from the right after 86 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 2 - 2. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave R. Sirvent from KombuchaKogKlan a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 88 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 89 minutes, S. Maestre sent the corner kick right to N. Velázquez who headed it sharply past the keeper. 3 - 2! TOM-BAR's L. van der Burgh was shown a yellow card after 89 minutes for slicing down an opponent. KombuchaKogKlan had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

KombuchaKogKlan's best player was E. Jungwirt. J. Schweinkohlen turned in a dismal performance, however. L. van der Burgh performed admirably for TOM-BAR. M. Malmmo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 2.