Yenimahalle 3 - 1 D.Syn (388956330)

Clear skies welcomed the 19729 spectators who had made their way to Yenimahalle Arena. Rafaël van Veersen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mathias Bürgler and Hanso Koershuis. Yenimahalle had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Starters: Zirojević - Semenikhin, Clos, Kaur - Jurcan, Boerrigter, Benzi, Grigorovas - Platas, Lantheaume, Narcisi.

D.Syn started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Cano-Triguero - Słomski, Figacz, Strucl, Schamberger - Smoczyk, Santos António, Kapetanakis, Van Rijsselberghe, Guzmán Hornos - Nikiparavičius.

The wings were the focus of most of Yenimahalle's attacks today. D.Syn saw most attack opportunities on the wings. R. Strucl had a good try after 6 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 12 minutes into the match left D.Syn's M. Figacz completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. After a scuffle in the guests' penalty area 16 minutes into the game, the home team was awarded a penalty. G. Lantheaume scored to make it 1 - 1. Yenimahalle were very close to putting themselves one up after 19 minutes as A. Semenikhin got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, G. Nikiparavičius got himself booked. The manager of D.Syn was not happy. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Yenimahalle had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Some great play up the middle by Yenimahalle led to a chance for D. Grigorovas to score after 54 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. After 55 minutes, the Yenimahalle coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving A. Semenikhin off the field. P. Hillebrand took his place. The corner kick from G. Lantheaume was powerfully met by the head of J. Platas to make the score 2 - 1. Yenimahalle solidified their lead at the 62 minute mark, as G. Lantheaume dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 1. The Yenimahalle coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 63 minutes into the game. K. Boerrigter left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 63 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. O. Khrenkov was the replacement. 81 minutes into the game, Yenimahalle seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by D.Syn, with 52 percent of the ball.

Most important Yenimahalle player was J. Platas. On the other hand, D. Grigorovas's play was disheartening. G. Nikiparavičius performed admirably for D.Syn. H. Słomski on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.