Kickers 1 - 2 Fußballbuben (392594793)

30795 punters turned up at Stuttgarts höchstes auf der Waldau, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Leo Børch was the appointed referee with assistance provided by 张 (Zhang) 栋华 (Donghua) and Jan-Melis de Kam. Kickers started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Pużyński - Somel, Opara, Hildner, Hellrung - Ballottazzo, Dragonja, Bank-Nielsen, Castellblanch, Mezera - Pasquariello.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Fußballbuben. Lineup: Remke - Boedl, Reul, Laut - Sasel, Tinhof, Nießner, Işıl, Barnewitz - Gerau, Delpín.

Kickers mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Fußballbuben were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 12 minutes into the match left Fußballbuben's W. Sasel completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Some fine passing in the middle of the pitch, carving open the away defence, should have led to a goal for Kickers, but N. Pasquariello's shot went over the bar. Kickers's G. Somel's long shot really ought to have found the net 23 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. 32 minutes into the match, L. Delpín came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Kickers, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. 42 minutes into the game, I. Mezera came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Fußballbuben had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

It was obvious that team Kickers had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 67 minutes played, N. Pasquariello of Kickers made the score 1 - 1. Fußballbuben's L. Delpín managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 80 minutes. 1 - 2. Fußballbuben enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Kickers's top performer was clearly M. Bank-Nielsen. On the other hand, I. Hellrung's play was disheartening. Fußballbuben's best player was L. Delpín. However, H. Laut made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.