Fanatics 2 - 3 StuSie (393400076)

36580 spectators arrived at All-In-Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Cléber Soñora was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rupert Bollerhey and Dominik Tavčar. Fanatics decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Cazaux - Izaguirre, Pirola, Bulzaga - Lukanov, Senner, Sacharow, Bellanger - Mathiasen, Mootz, Mantilla.

StuSie tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Boenisch - Linseisen, Grafinger, Haerinck - Rouvinen, Jörger, Woschitz, Couball, Vasil - Kloppe, Dufresne.

Making his way up the middle 3 minutes into the match, F. Sacharow almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert B. Boenisch blocked it to keep the score level. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, J. Izaguirre scored for Fanatics putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 7 minutes. F. Kloppe of StuSie was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish A. Pirola, which resulted in a goal making the score 1 - 1. StuSie's F. Kloppe refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 11 minutes. R. Senner gave Fanatics the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 It was 2 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Fanatics, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the Fanatics coach let Z. Ferenc replace R. Mantilla after 60 minutes. The visitors' F. Kloppe was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 2 - 2 after 75 minutes. Priding himself in being an active coach, the Fanatics manager gave new instructions to his players after 75 minutes. After 76 minutes, the Fanatics coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. 77 minutes into the match, the Fanatics manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. Many thought Z. Ferenc ought to have been awarded a penalty 85 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around B. Boenisch after a determined run through the middle. After 87 minutes, StuSie put themselves up 2 - 3, as E. Dufresne finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. The Fanatics players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. 88 minutes in, StuSie's M. Couball received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Fanatics had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

P. Mathiasen performed admirably for Fanatics. Z. Ferenc on the other hand, had a terrible day. StuSie's best player was O. Woschitz. However, J. Vasil made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 3.