Banda 2 - 1 queriendo (393060564)

36228 fans braved the pouring rain at El Palacio. Andri Henggeler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hans-Alois Pollwitten and Alfons Karlsson. Banda started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Pallaska - Vleugel, Enciso, Besenfelder - Ceretta, Helekal, Wambre, Luoma, El Fassi - Carzana, Engel.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for queriendo. The following players had been chosen: Lindwedel - Tiscornia, Gomez, Böök - Limperoyiannis, Couwenberg, Duva, Tenjo - Castulo, Davulcu, Franaszczuk.

M. Davulcu's speed was clear to see after 5 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released R. Castulo who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 0 - 1. Banda equalised after 15 minutes after a brilliantly placed penalty by O. Helekal. M. Davulcu did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. After 24 minutes, queriendo's J. Böök fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Banda's N. Wambre got himself booked for a foul. Unfortunately for queriendo, J. Couwenberg was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. J. Madrid replaced him. Banda had a chance to take the lead after E. Ceretta's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 35 minutes. Given a free kick close to the byline, Banda tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let P. Luoma slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 2 - 1, 36 minutes into the game. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Banda, with 68 percent of the ball.

After 57 minutes, queriendo switched J. Böök with F. Paco, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, J. Madrid got himself booked. The manager of queriendo was not happy. With 83 minutes played, G. Vleugel could have brought this one home for Banda as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Possession in this half belonged to Banda, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

The most dominating Banda player was without a doubt D. Carzana. However, K. Pallaska made a disastrous appearance. queriendo's best player was R. Tiscornia. J. Madrid was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.