Xamaxpo 4 - 1 YB10 (392411204)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 32597 had shown up at Albert Gächter sucht den Superschlumpf Arena 04 for the match. Tero Ojander was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Cristiano Guglielmino and Domonkos Bodó. Xamaxpo started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Gran - Kralčiak, Ercolano, Bing De - Torba, Rudenberg, Viehhauser, Buzetta, Ongüş - Natale, Pleinert.

YB10 tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Vešović - Accola, Dutta, Paulus, Rubín - Paixão, Whitehead, Rolen, Chautard - van Schriek, Stadtmann.

Xamaxpo took the lead 8 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as K. Torba elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. 29 minutes in, YB10 appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. Xamaxpo solidified their lead at the 37 minute mark, as A. Natale dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. After 41 minutes, Xamaxpo's L. Pleinert fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! A. Viehhauser should probably have put his team up another goal after 42 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by Č. Vešović kept the visitors in the game. After 44 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as YB10 found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. Xamaxpo's L. Pleinert increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 44 minutes. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Xamaxpo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

The YB10 players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. Xamaxpo put in a good effort on the right, but L. Pleinert saw his volley fly wide of the mark 47 minutes into the game. Xamaxpo's E. Ongüş got himself booked for a foul. D. Accola's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for YB10, he bravely continued in the match. 67 minutes into the game, YB10 had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to solid. The referee showed YB10's M. Dutta the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 84 minutes into the game, YB10 seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. YB10 were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 85 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to E. Chautard, who smashed it home to make the score 3 - 1. 86 minutes into the game, YB10 seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. 87 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as K. Torba broke through, making the score 4 - 1 for Xamaxpo. Xamaxpo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

Xamaxpo's best player was L. Pleinert. L. Bing De turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important YB10 player was F. Stadtmann. On the other hand, B. Rubín's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 1.