Motown 0 - 3 Bexelbud (392672971)

28416 spectators had found their way to The Temple, despite the heavy rain. Jefferson Cambados was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jan Nepomuk Bělohlávek and Lukáš Zářecký. Motown tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Mühlenstedt - Pürheves, Belleville, Falkenhausen - Weitkamp, Sousa Oliveira, Mpalis, Mikkelsen, Berrier - Gürdoğdu, Manga.

Bexelbud started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Peksoy - Elg, Heiberg, Midtgaard, Nicolajsen - Gautier, Nußbaum, Wszędybył, Fagundez - Panum, Radinović.

Motown clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Bexelbud clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. With the match clock at 2 minutes, Motown modified their style of play a little bit. 2 minutes into the match, the Motown manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. The coach of Motown wanted to try to change things around after 2 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. F. Sousa Oliveira didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. Bexelbud caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 24 minutes into the match. T. Panum was able to finish off the move - 0 - 1. Motown were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. U. Radinović was first to reach a ball launched long through the center from Bexelbud's defence 31 minutes into the game. He managed to keep his cool and beat the goalkeeper to make the score 0 - 2. Motown's K. Gürdoğdu had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 32 minutes having been played. C. Kristoffersen was the replacement. M. Nicolajsen had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. Always quick on his feet, Motown's C. Kristoffersen sped down the field after 44 minutes, but his pass to T. Manga was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Motown, with 72 percent of the ball.

It was obvious that team Motown had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as T. Manga tried lifting the ball over keeper A. Peksoy. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the bar. T. Panum showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for Bexelbud after 48 minutes to make the score 0 - 3. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Motown, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Motown enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 73 percent of possession.

T. Manga performed admirably for Motown. M. Mühlenstedt on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Bexelbud player was A. Peksoy. On the other hand, G. Wszędybył's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 3.