Potsdam 5 - 4 Fortuna-Babelsberg (392812823)

699 spectators had come to Hurricane Stadion this cloudy day. Fouad El Bouazzaoui was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mattias ''Lir'' Risborg and Per B. Hansson. Potsdam had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Debroise - Adžić, Demuynck, Moriarti, Heckler-Koch - Polenz, Lalmi, Klinggaard, Potin - Bongart, Assini.

Fortuna-Babelsberg started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Pestrin - Ludorff, Filichkin, Scanniello, Király - Khuldi, Nativel, Désiré, Sturmfels - Daníček, Viio.

Potsdam were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. The wings were the focus of most of Fortuna-Babelsberg's attacks today. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by A. Moriarti. At last, Potsdam's F. Lalmi was able to backheel the ball in. 1 - 0. J. Viio tied the game at 1 - 1 after 5 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 12 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Potsdam fans erupted in celebration as P. Adžić rifled the ball into the the top corner. 2 - 1! A. Moriarti of Potsdam received a yellow card after 23 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Fortuna-Babelsberg tied it all up, 24 minutes in, after a spectacular goal by H. Daníček, who miraculously broke through the home side's central defence, making it 2 - 2. A. Moriarti gave Potsdam the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 3 - 2 With 31 minutes gone, Potsdam had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, G. Polenz did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. Potsdam's A. Demuynck got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Fortuna-Babelsberg, as F. Pestrin left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. X. Langenberger took his place on the field. The Fortuna-Babelsberg captaincy was handed to J. Nativel. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 2. Potsdam claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Potsdam's G. Polenz was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 49 minutes. F. Lalmi unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. Coming from the right, A. Moriarti almost managed to score another goal for Potsdam, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. 59 minutes into the game, H. Daníček finished off a Fortuna-Babelsberg left wing counterattack, making the score 3 - 3. K. Filichkin of Fortuna-Babelsberg was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 80 minutes, J. Klinggaard came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 4 - 3, giving Potsdam the lead. The visitors' M. Désiré was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 4 - 4 after 82 minutes. A questionable penalty 86 minutes in gave the home side the lead, 5 - 4. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as P. Adžić knocked the ball home. Potsdam had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Potsdam's top performer was clearly R. Assini. P. Adžić on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Fortuna-Babelsberg player was H. Daníček. However, X. Langenberger made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 4.