Hurricanes 0 - 0 Schwechat (387613890)

The 31618 spectators at Hurricaner Hexenkessel were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Ard Woesthoff was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anderson O'Shannachan and Noël Ramakers. Hurricanes decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Lineup: Weber - bin Hassan, Ivanov, Chirio - Almer, Živković, Koeseghy, José - Trimmel, Buchegger, Procaccianti.

Schwechat tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Verkoyen - Kailas, Molotov, Ryfa, Sârbu - Paar, Veysi, Järv, Gómez, Rua - Schwarzer.

Hurricanes immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Hurricanes's G. Chirio got himself booked for a foul. 24 minutes in, Schwechat's Y. Molotov received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. At this time in the match, Hurricanes were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Schwechat claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

The pressing tactics used by Hurricanes were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. After 54 minutes Schwechat's N. Kailas limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs J. Almer found it hard to get back into position. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why Z. Koeseghy found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Hurricanes's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Hurricanes's M. Buchegger tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Schwechat, with 65 percent of the ball.

Most important Hurricanes player was G. Procaccianti. M. Živković was a disappointment, however. Schwechat's best player was M. Järv. I. Verkoyen turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.