Remscheid 3 - 4 Bösingen (392323781)

19660 punters turned up at BFC Stadion, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Fiorenzo Scurati was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christophe Chevance and Zivko Ilic. Remscheid tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Mittermair - Honigbaum, Urhemaa, Ottenhofen - Hadasch, Osetskiy, Schappe, Güttl, Heinicke - Hachmann, Quierschied.

Bösingen had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Marinetti - Iztueta, Santala, Himottu - Büttikofer, Rautter, Balogh, Glösel, Kasyan - Hirunkit, Cabreta.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 16 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from F. Osetskiy, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 30 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when R. Cabreta tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. Remscheid solidified their lead at the 32 minute mark, as M. Hachmann dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. 33 minutes in, Remscheid's E. Heinicke received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Unfortunately for Bösingen, S. Glösel was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. L. Omenazzo replaced him. Bösingen's L. Omenazzo was shown a yellow card after 35 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, A. Urhemaa of Remscheid spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Remscheid, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

The bench was restless, and with 46 minutes passed Bösingen's coach gave J. Ercoli the opportunity the player had been hoping for. K. Hirunkit reluctantly left the field. G. Marinetti became the new Bösingen captain. The visitors replied 56 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 2 - 1, as L. Omenazzo dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper. Coming through the middle A. Kasyan almost scored the equaliser for Bösingen after 63 minutes, but M. Mittermair made an excellent save, tipping the awkwardly curled shot past the post. The goal to make it 3 - 1 was scored by L. Hadasch after 64 minutes, following an opportunistic counterattack down the middle by Remscheid. Bösingen were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 65 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to J. Ercoli, who smashed it home to make the score 3 - 2. After 75 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 3 - 3 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by J. Ercoli. After 76 minutes Remscheid's E. Heinicke limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. With 77 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. S. Rautter put the ball away for 3 - 4. Remscheid had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Most important Remscheid player was B. Schappe. However, M. Mittermair made a disastrous appearance. Bösingen's top performer was clearly L. Omenazzo. On the other hand, H. Balogh's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 4.