Als3a7m 0 - 10 Potsdam (392952997)

Clear skies welcomed the 512 spectators who had made their way to Als3a7m. Axel Rosentritt was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hylke Dieleman and Thomas Briffa. Als3a7m decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Corrales - Abu-Abdel, Al-Amin, Ansari - Al Shazly, Haj-Shareef, Hinkle, Farah, Al-Hana - Al-Omar, Darwish.

Potsdam started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Fassbinder - Kramer, Naranjo, Fedon - Singh, Lalitha, Groszbointer, Al-Akhzamy, Rochlitz - Demeersseman, Liehner.

Als3a7m used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Potsdam's F. Liehner proved that he's been around on a football pitch before, when he took advantage of a few moments of confusion in the opposition's defensive line and elegantly scored for 0 - 1. There was concern in the stands when, at the 3 minute mark, Als3a7m's S. Farah hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. After 4 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed I. Naranjo to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 2. Als3a7m's A. Darwish was shown a yellow card after 15 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 26 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as U. Singh finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. The cannonball from 35 metres by H. Al-Hana of Als3a7m was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. F. Liehner of Potsdam took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 34 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 4. Confident in their lead, Potsdam's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. M. Abu-Abdel's lack of experience almost gave Potsdam a goal after 36 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. A drive down the left side allowed D. Lalitha to get in close and score another goal for Potsdam after 37 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 5. Halftime score was 0 - 5. Potsdam enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 79 percent of possession.

With 62 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed F. Liehner of Potsdam to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 6. At that, F. Liehner was noted down for a hat trick! F. Liehner received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 64 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 7. The Potsdam fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. After 69 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for F. Liehner who increased Potsdam's lead to 0 - 8. 70 minutes into the game, Potsdam worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. Als3a7m needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes S. Haj-Shareef made way for K. Ramli. With 76 minutes having been played, his teammates looked on in disbelief as K. Ramli thoughtlessly misplayed the ball, setting up Potsdam's F. Liehner for an easy goal. 0 - 9. After 81 minutes, Potsdam's L. Demeersseman burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 10. The bench was restless, and with 85 minutes passed Als3a7m's coach gave A. El-Bashir the opportunity the player had been hoping for. A. Darwish reluctantly left the field. K. Ramli was the new captain of Als3a7m - handed the armband by the departing player. Possession in this half belonged to Potsdam, who controlled the ball 82 percent of the time.

Als3a7m's top performer was clearly A. Ansari. S. Farah turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Potsdam player was D. Lalitha. However, C. Kramer made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 10.