Hellers 2 - 0 Sambao (393119642)

2150 spectators arrived at United Hellers Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Baldassarre Banzato was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Thomas Beck and Rainer Kugeler. Hellers tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Lineup: Söllner - Gunselmann, Okrucky - Schuetzenhofer, Kulenkamp, Karb, Ferragut, Kopreit - Thoenes, Kirschblüten, Jauernig.

Sambao had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Iacchetti - Simin, Aquino, Tiu - Simbula, Surace, Allix, Bellucci - Mircea, Mascheroni, Calvagno.

Today, Hellers's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. G. Surace had a good try after 7 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. Some things can only be learned through experience, and S. Kulenkamp should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Sambao a goal with 14 minutes of the match played. At 28 minutes played, B. Okrucky came in from the right with the intention of giving Hellers the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. 32 minutes in, Hellers's P. Schuetzenhofer received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Sambao, as L. Calvagno left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. B. Pescaglini took his place on the field. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 39 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from B. Okrucky, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Hellers's W. Jauernig had an excellent opportunity after 41 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! Halftime score was 1 - 0. Sambao had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

With 57 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after H. Simin came through the middle, but his kick went wide. Hellers's J. Gunselmann increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 73 minutes. Hellers claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

Hellers's top performer was clearly B. Ferragut. F. Kopreit was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Sambao player was without a doubt G. Surace. However, A. Allix made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 0.