Pakciks 2 - 1 Cologne (387151906)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 53846 to The Dairy Factory. Kaarel Luup was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kostas Adamantakis and Stefano Panuccio. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Selangor derby and the crowd was divided evenly. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Pakciks. Starters: Treijs - Tuhladzhiev, Bodrogi, Meulemans - Steigerwald, Meyer, Petermeier, Järv, Daubenfeld - Tello, bin Abd Khupur.

Cologne had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Kézay - Amici, 成继 (Chengji), Zhao - Györgyi, Jehl, Targoni, Nisi, Schild - Fritz, Fritz.

Down the middle came D. Nisi, making a fantastic play that nearly had Cologne take the lead after 20 minutes, but J. Treijs preserved the tie. They were singing the praises of M. Tello 26 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Pakciks. 27 minutes into the game Cologne's D. Nisi found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 1 - 1. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Cologne had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

As the 60 minute mark approached, the Pakciks coach decided it was time for a substitution. N. bin Abd Khupur reluctantly made way for Y. van Est on the pitch. Cologne had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 60 minutes in when J. Zhao came up alone against J. Treijs who managed a block. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when J. Fritz slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against J. Treijs, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. 77 minutes in, Cologne's J. Fritz received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 78 minutes, V. Bodrogi came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 2 - 1, giving Pakciks the lead. Possession in this half belonged to Cologne, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

Most important Pakciks player was M. Tello. F. Daubenfeld on the other hand, had a terrible day. Cologne's best player was T. Fritz. On the other hand, J. Zhao's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.