WkstKp 0 - 2 Hefa (387537355)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 8802 at Aristokrat Stadium today. Teppo Nisukangas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mozė Kryštopanis and John Bailey. WkstKp tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: do Rio - Mitmansgruber, Drescher, Palamara, Toth - Amrhein, Solehmainen, Aslan, Eugster, Brandner - Gröbner.

Hefa started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Procyk - Kriechbaum, Jesionek, Noboa - Bidaut, Kölbl, Herzog, Holmqvist, Lament - Linders, Savran.

WkstKp displayed their ability to play creatively. Hefa's S. Kölbl managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 24 minutes. 0 - 1. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 35 minutes, Hefa 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. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave W. Gröbner from WkstKp a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 37 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! With 38 minutes played, Hefa put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was J. Noboa. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Hefa, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

A. Savran of Hefa was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. With 62 minutes gone, S. Kölbl suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Hefa caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. With 69 minutes played, S. Bidaut nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. WkstKp's K. Amrhein was shown a yellow card after 82 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Hefa enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

Most important WkstKp player was L. Palamara. P. do Rio turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Hefa player was without a doubt S. Kölbl. On the other hand, F. Procyk's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 2.