Kocaeli 6 - 1 KralEnes (388933602)

30563 spectators arrived at Kocaeli Sport Complex, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Michaël Fraticelli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Arys Iljetis and Tijn van der Meer. Kocaeli had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Viakowsky - Ozoliņš, Bienwald, Topal, Dvouletý - Bornes, Chiarelotto, Wäffler, Herman - Lang, Kofoed.

KralEnes started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Starters: Wallentowitz - Acda, Sensale, Domínguez - Årdal, Opoka, Dubini, Aksal - Ceviz, da Cruz, Güngözü.

KralEnes took a creative approach on the field. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to V. Ozoliņš, but the Kocaeli player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Kocaeli's B. Herman increasing the lead to 2 - 0. Kocaeli solidified their lead at the 22 minute mark, as G. Lang dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. Confident in their lead, Kocaeli's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Kocaeli, who controlled the ball 73 percent of the time.

A. Kofoed increased the lead for Kocaeli to 4 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! After 57 minutes, B. Herman put Kocaeli ahead 5 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. After 72 minutes, KralEnes raised their score by one when A. Årdal's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by J. da Cruz. 5 - 1. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Kocaeli to 6 - 1 as V. Ozoliņš finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The referee showed Kocaeli's P. Chiarelotto the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 86 minutes, Kocaeli 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. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, A. Årdal got himself booked. The manager of KralEnes was not happy. Kocaeli enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 69 percent of possession.

Kocaeli's top performer was clearly V. Wäffler. However, M. Dvouletý made a disastrous appearance. F. Ceviz performed admirably for KralEnes. On the other hand, R. Opoka's play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 1.