Eintracht 3 - 1 Steelers (389433057)

48635 spectators had come to Bastionen this cloudy day. Roger Peacock was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Miguel Gaete and Jens Mei. Eintracht tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Melson - Kiilerich, Wollesen, Trasborg - Eriksen, Præstegaard, Bjerrum, Færgemann, Isbrand - Inácio, Gohlke.

Steelers had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Qvist - Ingemann, Iudica, Aagren, Balzano - Buus, Sampayo, Zevenbergen, Svejstrup, Lau - Ziezenis.

Steelers mostly relied on their long range shooting ability. With 16 minutes gone, Eintracht had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, M. Bjerrum did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. Steelers's G. Balzano was shown a yellow card after 24 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Eintracht's M. Isbrand went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. The referee showed Steelers's T. Svejstrup the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Steelers's M. Lau got himself booked for a foul. After 30 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Steelers found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to solid. After 31 minutes Steelers showed the crowd a glorious passing play which put J. Zevenbergen in a perfect shooting position. His low hard shot was just as glorious, placed just inside the keeper's right post making it 0 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Eintracht enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

During the break, Steelers's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. 53 minutes in, and Eintracht were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when M. Eriksen picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. 83 minutes in, Steelers appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only weak. Eintracht's O. Trasborg tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. O. Trasborg caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 89 minutes. This gave Eintracht the 2 - 1 lead. M. Ebeling was called on to replace Steelers's M. Lau after 89 minutes following a nasty collision. The head of T. Kiilerich connected with a corner kick after 89 minutes, and the ball ended up with M. Eriksen of Eintracht who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 3 - 1. 89 minutes into the game, Steelers had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to poor. Eintracht had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

Eintracht's top performer was clearly M. Bjerrum. O. Trasborg turned in a dismal performance, however. Steelers's best player was K. Ziezenis. M. Ebeling on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.