BoNitO 2 - 4 MFK (392602837)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 43154 had shown up at Bonito Aréna for the match. Cãtãlin Teodorescu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jean Garin and Köbi Jeuch. People from all over Prešovský had joined up for the derby. BoNitO started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Broeckaert - Alldis, Califano, Fournel, Tavernier - Narkis, Kočić, Organa - Reppe, Choblet, Endrizzi.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for MFK. The following players took the field: Kanis - Meul, Kaitainen, Ius - Balsinger, Stasiński, Socháň, Olšovský, Fabišík - Táborský, Wolbers.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for BoNitO. BoNitO broke through on the left 15 minutes into the game, with B. Endrizzi firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. MFK's A. Táborský made use of his speed to get free of the defence, but he still couldn't get a shot off 20 minutes into the match. MFK had a chance to level the score as G. Ius suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. The visitors were awarded a penalty by the referee 25 minutes into the match, much to the anger of the home crowd. M. Stasiński took advantage of the situation and scored to make it 1 - 1. M. Stasiński delivered a good free kick from an excellent position 28 minutes into the game, but luck wasn't on MFK's side this time and the ball went wide. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to MFK, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

46 minutes into the game, MFK wanted to bring some new energy to their game. V. Balsinger gave A. Renom a quick hug as he left the field. 48 minutes into the game, M. Wolbers almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. MFK's J. Socháň managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 54 minutes. 1 - 2. That BoNitO's M. Kočić has the ability of doing what no one expects him to do was shown as he ran over an opposing defender, snatched the ball and passed to J. Choblet who hit it hard into the wide open goal after 64 minutes: 2 - 2! MFK took the lead after 68 minutes making the score 2 - 3. J. Meul placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. V. Kaitainen wanted to play on, but the MFK coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 70 minutes into the game by K. Golverdingen. BoNitO's counterattacks created a good chance for J. Alldis on the right after 71 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. J. Socháň of MFK took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 74 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 2 - 4. Content with how the game was proceeding, the MFK coach let V. Ramboa replace A. Renom after 75 minutes. MFK claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

BoNitO's best player was J. Choblet. On the other hand, E. Narkis's play was disheartening. M. Stasiński performed admirably for MFK. J. Meul turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 4.