Escobar 0 - 3 Falkenkicker (392317244)

734 punters turned up at Horas Escobar Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Dejan Kapelj was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rafael Undiano and Octavian Stana. Escobar tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Klot - Şatır, Wahlstedt, Kaserer - Kappertz, Dräger, Dirnhofer, Haseidl, von Hohenheim - Beauvillain, Bello.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Falkenkicker. Lineup: Svilan - Monsieur, Vignolle, Ślesicki - Riccardo, Dewulf, Bakhayokho, Giardinelli - Fuertes, Tallósi, Margaço.

Falkenkicker took the lead 6 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. T. Dewulf was the scorer. T. Dewulf of Falkenkicker received a yellow card after 10 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The visitors' J. Tallósi took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 33 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for Falkenkicker. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Falkenkicker, with 58 percent of the ball.

After 46 minutes, Falkenkicker's D. Margaço burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 3. The players of Falkenkicker now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. A. Salas was called on to replace Falkenkicker's M. Giardinelli after 58 minutes following a nasty collision. T. Dewulf of Falkenkicker got sent off for kicking the ball after the whistle, a completely uncalled for move, earning him his second yellow card of the game. M. Bakhayokho was the new captain of Falkenkicker - handed the armband by the departing player. With 75 minutes played, T. Dirnhofer was very close to reducing the score for Escobar with a low drive from the left, but a defender stuck his foot out just in the nick of time, blocking the shot to a corner. After 78 minutes, the defensive line of Falkenkicker created a counterattack through the middle that gave A. Fuertes a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Possession in this half belonged to Falkenkicker, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

The most dominating Escobar player was without a doubt E. Bello. On the other hand, P. Dräger's play was disheartening. Falkenkicker's best player was D. Margaço. K. Ślesicki was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 3.