der 0 - 8 Rastal (387610865)

Due to an all-day shower, 12000 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at ALEX ARENA. Florentin Linca was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tonny Svenninggaard and Uvis Pencis. der decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Yaldız - Werner, Müllner, Ustack, Waldhör - Ulm, Höhling, Kitzwögerer, Senner - Proksch, Unger.

Rastal tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Schreyer - Pasquale, Soltész, Bon Nielsen, Oggier - Sabău, Gadeberg, Augsberger, Petta - Rodríguez, Moser.

Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 9 minutes into the match, and R. Moser wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. With 14 minutes played, Rastal put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was G. Sabău. By now, the players in Rastal felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. After 15 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for A. Soltész who increased Rastal's lead to 0 - 3. Rastal came close to extending their lead as J. Gadeberg delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 20 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. 0 - 3 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Rastal, with 82 percent of the ball.

C. Bon Nielsen really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by J. Gadeberg after a corner. The visitors' C. Rodríguez took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 55 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for Rastal. Some fine movement on the left led to a Rastal goal after 64 minutes, making it 0 - 5. C. Rodríguez was noted down as the scorer. L. Ulm was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! C. Bon Nielsen of Rastal took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 77 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 6. With 78 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed L. Oggier of Rastal to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 7. 82 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 8 as C. Bon Nielsen finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. B. Waldhör, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. Rastal claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 86 percent.

Most important der player was B. Unger. L. Ustack turned in a dismal performance, however. J. Gadeberg performed admirably for Rastal. On the other hand, L. Schreyer's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 8.