atlasstal 4 - 3 United777 (387477854)

Due to an all-day shower, 15039 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at wojtas arena. Ramo Karamujić was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Antonio Simeone and Emílio Veloso. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for atlasstal. The following players took the field: Gass - Levéneur, Vondruška, Toloş, Rotar - Brunelli, Zahariev, Kreitlow, Della Rossa - Büschlen, Corciulo.

United777 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Avital - Sanda, Hollrotter, Riedlingen - Cierpisz, Eterovic, Garre, Umiński, Bobăilă - Urdziņš, Fricke.

United777 saw most attack opportunities on the wings. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when A. Urdziņš slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against R. Gass, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. Some great play up the middle by atlasstal led to a chance for F. Kreitlow to score after 29 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. United777 took the lead after 30 minutes making the score 0 - 1. A. Urdziņš placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. It was a bad day for the usually speedy O. Sanda. The mud seemed to slow him down. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 35 minutes into the match, an alert O. Corciulo bagged the ball for atlasstal, levelling the score to 1 - 1. E. Cierpisz of United777 seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 1 - 2 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by C. Bobăilă. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit R. Della Rossa just fine. 41 minutes into the match, atlasstal's A. Zahariev maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 2 - 2. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by atlasstal, with 52 percent of the ball.

United777's G. Umiński gave the visitors a 2 - 3 lead after 50 minutes with a superb strike from the right. Against a lesser team, atlasstal could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 67 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. United777 were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. After 75 minutes of game time, Đ. Eterovic had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but R. Gass was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. S. Brunelli showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 78 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 3 - 3 equaliser away. atlasstal took the lead after 80 minutes as a result of S. Brunelli's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 4 - 3. After 80 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by United777 was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. Coming in from the right, United777 had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 83 minutes, but A. Urdziņš's attempt to finish was easily stopped. atlasstal enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

The most dominating atlasstal player was without a doubt Š. Vondruška. On the other hand, R. Gass's play was disheartening. R. Fricke performed admirably for United777. A. Avital on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 3.