FC.Stalingrad 0 - 1 jiaxa (392912181)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 2171 at Prinzregent Luitpold von Bayern Stadion today. Ulf Kipp was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marcel Ulme and Fabio Ginelli. FC.Stalingrad decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Kleydorff - Karduck, Hochradl, Masalski, Buitenkamp - Langrand, Guillestegui, Enevoldsen, Burke-Walz - Stensson, Eşref.

jiaxa started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Cwaliński - Assis, Skworz, Zhantevski, Przedwojski - Gunnarsson, Camboim, van Wely, Sárhidai, Chubenko - Campos.

A spectacular volley from Y. Eşref almost resulted in a goal, but a good save from the keeper kept it out, and S. Langrand could only knock the loose ball wide. A badly positioned defensive formation on a free kick after 43 minutes led to jiaxa's F. Campos giving the visitors the lead 0 - 1. P. Masalski of FC.Stalingrad received a yellow card after 44 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. FC.Stalingrad claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

FC.Stalingrad needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes E. Kleydorff made way for C. Iosip. After the ball was lifted in from the left, J. van Wely was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 61 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. After 65 minutes, FC.Stalingrad switched P. Masalski with C. Perrine, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. jiaxa's G. Zhantevski's long shot really ought to have found the net 76 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. jiaxa enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

C. Perrine performed admirably for FC.Stalingrad. P. Stensson turned in a dismal performance, however. jiaxa's best player was J. van Wely. G. Assis on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 1.