MariaMariko 2 - 2 Juventus (386936302)

46241 spectators arrived at MariSta, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Richard Weinberger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Winfried List and Halvor Sæbbe. MariaMariko tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Bernschneider - Thole, Madalet, Almidon - 安田 (Yasuda), Villabol, Cunescu, 松井 (Matsui) - Campbell, 渡辺 (Watanabe), Meerimbekov.

Juventus decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Ruhhammer - Stagličić, Sugg, Clapon - Buttiġieġ, Zott, Brunori, Whelan, Tomita - Varkevisser, Tomoioagă.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for MariaMariko. Juventus were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. 7 minutes into the match, Juventus nearly took the lead, as E. Varkevisser broke through on the right. D. Bernschneider made the save, however. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, M. Villabol got himself booked. The manager of MariaMariko was not happy. 23 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but B. Brunori, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. After 27 minutes, the MariaMariko coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. MariaMariko pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 29 minutes into the match left Juventus's C. Whelan completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 34 minutes, Juventus tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Juventus enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

E. Varkevisser sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from J. Buttiġieġ after 56 minutes of play, making the score 0 - 2. The pressing tactics used by MariaMariko were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. At this time in the match, MariaMariko were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The visitors almost increased their lead after 76 minutes when a sweetly hit free kick looked like it was heading for the top corner. However the keeper managed to get a fingertip to it, sending it over the bar. The MariaMariko coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. MariaMariko's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing M. Villabol to score easily from the right flank for 1 - 2. After a scuffle in the guests' penalty area 78 minutes into the game, the home team was awarded a penalty. A. Meerimbekov scored to make it 2 - 2. Juventus claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 67 percent.

The most dominating MariaMariko player was without a doubt A. Meerimbekov. However, D. Bernschneider made a disastrous appearance. Juventus's top performer was clearly C. Whelan. On the other hand, S. Ruhhammer's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 2.