MyXaXaXa 2 - 1 united1992 (392612782)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 32407 to MyXaXaXa. Iuri Villa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Timo Husu and Emre Telmaç. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Sofia derby and the crowd was divided evenly. MyXaXaXa had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Popović - Kallenberger, Voicu - Kuisle, Langelund, Mónos, Haufbräu, Virtuani - Kasparek, Mauch, Chorążak.

united1992 tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. They fielded: Haveri - Zhechev, Natuk, Mădulăreanu, Pradeau - Garret, Cumberworth, Kyhlblad, Bielawski, Denys - Hurtado.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of united1992. 30 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for MyXaXaXa was G. Chorążak. O. Kasparek unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. united1992 hit back on the counter attack 33 minutes into the game with a free kick. Initially it seemed wasted, hit wide towards the wing. But there was an idea to it - the ball was then crossed towards K. Bielawski, who was waiting for it in the box. That's 1 - 1! Don't forget to thank the set pieces coach for that idea! After 35 minutes, the defensive line of united1992 created a counterattack through the middle that gave D. Mădulăreanu a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. MyXaXaXa enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 69 percent of possession.

As the 89 minute mark approached, the MyXaXaXa coach decided it was time for a substitution. H. Kuisle reluctantly made way for H. Johansson on the pitch. MyXaXaXa had most of the ball, with 67 percent of possession.

As neither team was able to break the deadlock before the end of regular play, the teams took to the field again for extra time. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to H. Kallenberger, but the MyXaXaXa player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 2 - 1! With that MyXaXaXa had won the game in extra time. Most important MyXaXaXa player was B. Mónos. H. Johansson on the other hand, had a terrible day. united1992's best player was V. Kyhlblad. U. Pradeau was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.