Hagenthal 2 - 0 Wallinger (387539373)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 45135 had shown up at Hagenthal Arena for the match. Sjakie Klaren was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Wilfried Heidegger and Albert Anghel. Hagenthal had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Papst - Freitag, Auer, Wrolich - Ferrière, Prechtl, Heidegger, Fitzgibbon, Gärtner - Hahn, Alfano.

Wallinger tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players took the field: Salomon - Taskin, Lal, Simões Dias, Schubert, Parigiani - Buhrmann, Vinje, Aldeghi, Mavroudis - Haberl.

The strategy for Wallinger was to use their ability to press. Many thought P. Heidegger ought to have been awarded a penalty 15 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around C. Salomon after a determined run through the middle. With 16 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as S. Hahn flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. After 34 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and G. Alfano gave the Hagenthal supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. Coming from the right, P. Freitag almost managed to score another goal for Hagenthal, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Hagenthal had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the Hagenthal coach let P. Borba Gato replace G. Alfano after 46 minutes. H. Ferrière almost put Hagenthal ahead another goal when he curled a free kick over the defensive wall and almost into the net, but the visitors' keeper got there just in time to knock it wide. S. Hahn could have put Hagenthal up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 67 minutes. A. Simões Dias of Wallinger received a yellow card after 68 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Wallinger's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Wallinger pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Hagenthal enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

Most important Hagenthal player was O. Prechtl. M. Gärtner on the other hand, had a terrible day. P. Haberl performed admirably for Wallinger. On the other hand, M. Mavroudis's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.