MTE 1 - 1 JERRY00 (393302335)

1246 spectators had come to Santiago Bernabéu this cloudy day. Palle Therkildsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Herald Knizia-Wendt and Darren Brush. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for MTE. The following players took the field: Guttmann - Slonecker, Vanhoucke, Gradea, Rodrigues Marques - Santos Romão, Gędek, Undurraga, Dryjański - Hackler, Bojin.

JERRY00 started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. Starters: Soares - Marent, B. Tóth, Fonnyadt, Szokola, Sozinov - Kádi, Correa, Kirchmayer, Estrada - Kiricsi.

MTE demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for JERRY00. With 3 minutes showing on the scoreboard, MTE had a chance to take the lead after being awarded a penalty, but P. Slonecker's shot was blocked by A. Soares. With the clock showing 4 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of JERRY00 resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by T. Szokola in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. Making his way up the middle 26 minutes into the match, G. Hackler almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert A. Soares blocked it to keep the score level. 29 minutes in, MTE's C. Rodrigues Marques received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. MTE were very close to putting themselves one up after 31 minutes as K. Gędek got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. With 32 minutes gone, J. B. Tóth suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by JERRY00 caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. JERRY00's T. Fonnyadt got himself booked for a foul. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, R. Dryjański of MTE spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Many thought M. Bojin ought to have been awarded a penalty 40 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around A. Soares after a determined run through the middle. MTE had a good opportunity to take the lead as N. Vanhoucke came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of A. Soares. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to MTE, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

After some beautiful movement down the left wing, G. Hackler scored for MTE putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 50 minutes. C. Kádi sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from J. Correa after 54 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 1. Slack defending gave MTE a chance to take the lead with 57 minutes played, but B. Undurraga's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 71 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called JERRY00's J. Estrada to one side and produced a red card for the player. After 73 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to MTE's R. Dryjański being carried off the pitch and replaced by O. Babári. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by MTE, with 66 percent of the ball.

B. Undurraga performed admirably for MTE. However, O. Babári made a disastrous appearance. JERRY00's top performer was clearly L. Marent. On the other hand, T. Szokola's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 1.