Peppeboys 4 - 1 Paltana (392598988)

20550 fans braved the pouring rain at Falerna Stadium. Niklas Fjällholt was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Iago Colombo and Mogens Baatrup. Peppeboys decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. The following players took the field: Balín - Signorini, Särkilä, Stamatović, Persson, Miszczyk - Doruk, Osowicki, Striegl, Vuksanović - Cassetto Cassinari.

A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Paltana. The following players had been chosen: Nowotna - Borgerink, Dam Jensen, Miolato, Gancedo - Cusinato, Wollschläger, Manique - Ojeda, Balme, Adad.

Peppeboys were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Paltana. As the 1 minute mark approached, the Paltana coach decided it was time for a substitution. S. Manique reluctantly made way for A. De marigny on the pitch. A. Balín looked great 17 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' W. Wollschläger. After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 23 minutes that gave the visitors the 0 - 1 lead. Despite the controversy, V. Borgerink struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. 30 minutes into the match Paltana's E. Cusinato head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. The rain made it hard for players like D. Ojeda to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. As D. Ojeda had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Paltana player a red card without batting an eyelid. Unfortunately for Peppeboys, R. Striegl was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. R. Bang replaced him. 43 minutes into the match, Peppeboys's R. Bang maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Peppeboys enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

64 minutes in, Peppeboys appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only solid. 65 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Peppeboys was A. Särkilä. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Peppeboys to 3 - 1 as V. Cassetto Cassinari finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. 82 minutes into the game, Peppeboys were awarded a penalty that F. Doruk turned into 4 - 1 without a problem. Possession in this half belonged to Peppeboys, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

Most important Peppeboys player was F. Osowicki. However, F. Doruk made a disastrous appearance. Paltana's top performer was clearly Q. Adad. A. De marigny was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.