Fafane 1 - 2 Edbe (386954913)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 63450 to Fafane Stadium. Fredy Niederglatter was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Welfhard Augenstein and Booker Turpin. The derby had been the talk of Woodlands all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. Fafane tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Saudrais - Bazparan, Skieryszak, van Bohemen - Bertram, Carter, Amichai, Margies, Coroi - Zagaia, Buaron.

Edbe had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: 轩晶 (Xuanjing) - Nurmi, Aagaard, 顺天 (Shuntian), Maton - Anders, Bohrenkämper, Rouge, Dušenko - Vrencev, Rodal.

Fafane were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Edbe. A foul called during a Edbe counterattack resulted in a great chance to score, but P. Maton's shot rattled off the post. P. Maton enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. After 29 minutes, Edbe put themselves up 0 - 1, as E. Rodal finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. Players in Fafane heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. L. Buaron was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for Fafane with a strike from the left, but 庞. 轩晶 (Xuanjing) managed to ward the shot off for a corner. 39 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as J. Nurmi finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Fafane had a brilliant opportunity to reply as P. Margies received a high ball from the right, striking the ball in the air. Only 庞. 轩晶 (Xuanjing) 's reflexes saved him. A misunderstanding between the visitors' keeper 庞. 轩晶 (Xuanjing) and his left defence could have resulted in a goal for Fafane, but N. Carter's finish was way too lame. 44 minutes into the game, J. Nurmi had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came S. Gangireddy. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Fafane, with 70 percent of the ball.

It was obvious that Fafane had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. Fafane supporters cheered as good work down the right got the ball to R. Zagaia who reduced the visitors' lead after 53 minutes to 1 - 2. Fafane had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. After 74 minutes Fafane's J. Bertram contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Fafane were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. No matter how hard he tried, P. Margies just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 75 minutes. Fafane's R. Zagaia refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 79 minutes. Fafane's R. Zagaia almost tied things up with 88 minutes played after breaking through on the right, but his shot deflected off the post. Fafane claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 69 percent.

The most dominating Fafane player was without a doubt L. Buaron. On the other hand, A. Bazparan's play was disheartening. 庞. 轩晶 (Xuanjing) performed admirably for Edbe. S. Gangireddy turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.