Hawks 1 - 3 Ostrow (387311835)

The 20902 fans in attendance at Hawks Arena were roasting in the hot sun. Agustin Salido was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Adelino Bento and Franz Josef Dreier. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Hawks. They fielded: Čičvarić - Urantówka, Larsson, Toto - Amirante, Hauge, Zeidenbergs, Digangi - Barlik, Cygler, Křivohlávek.

Ostrow had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Baronchelli - Gripenmar, Biró, Gillen, Rostaing - Vincent, Avgan, Terrin, Philipsen - Galla, Davidovich.

Hawks decided to play creatively. Ostrow were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Ostrow almost scored after a counterattack 7 minutes into the match, but G. Rostaing took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why B. Cygler found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. After 25 minutes, Hawks's J. Křivohlávek swiftly ran past J. Biró and nutmegged the keeper! 1 - 0. Coming from the right, B. Cygler almost managed to score another goal for Hawks, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. A. Gripenmar knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 1 - 1 after 39 minutes. Hawks's J. Křivohlávek tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. 43 minutes in, Ostrow's D. Philipsen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 44 minutes into the game, A. Gripenmar had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came B. Ramić. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Hawks enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

The counterattacks of Ostrow were deadly and 61 minutes into the game, G. Galla received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 1 - 2. Ostrow increased the lead to 1 - 3 as D. Philipsen scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. D. Philipsen wasn't much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat. With 82 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Ostrow resulted in a counterattack that set L. Terrin free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Hawks had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

Most important Hawks player was J. Křivohlávek. M. Toto was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Ostrow player was without a doubt A. Davidovich. However, B. Ramić made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.