Elroenrbc 3 - 3 1.fc (390274529)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 32595 to Elroenrbc Arena. Immanuel van Dieren was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Franz Rossi and Thibault Riou. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Elroenrbc. Lineup: Kücknitz - Van Boven, Schemmann - Suykerbuijck, Kesely, Vystavěl, Daiminger, Pezzella - Voigt, Çaman, Maxted.

1.fc had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: van der Sluis - Herps, Eerkes, Goris - Tiktak, Abbema, IJzendoorn, Worm, Assauwer - Köymen, Stet.

Elroenrbc saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile P. Maxted. 0 - 1 was the score with 17 minutes played, after N. Stet cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for 1.fc. Elroenrbc were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. After 23 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed I. Assauwer to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 2. 25 minutes in, Elroenrbc's R. Suykerbuijck received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The home side worked their way through the middle and almost got one back when M. Kesely tried to sneak the ball past the keeper. I. van der Sluis was too alert for that! 32 minutes into the game Elroenrbc broke through on the left wing and Ş. Çaman managed to reduce the lead to 1 - 2. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Elroenrbc, with 51 percent of the ball.

Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Elroenrbc manager used a brief break in play after 46 minutes to give the players new directives. The Elroenrbc coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. After 46 minutes, Elroenrbc used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, A. Abbema got himself booked. The manager of 1.fc was not happy. After 71 minutes, 1.fc's H. Worm fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! The Elroenrbc free kick 72 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of V. Vystavěl, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 2! Elroenrbc took the lead 74 minutes in, as M. Schemmann broke through on the left and put the 3 - 2 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Elroenrbc's P. Maxted had an excellent opportunity after 75 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs M. Voigt found it hard to get back into position. After 78 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 3 - 3 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by J. Eerkes. 1.fc had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

Most important Elroenrbc player was P. Maxted. However, M. Voigt made a disastrous appearance. 1.fc's top performer was clearly N. Stet. Y. IJzendoorn turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 3.