Nirwana07 2 - 3 Monster (393411477)

45959 spectators had come to Outland Stadion this cloudy day. Galabin Dimov was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Faas Noyan and Adam Araszkiewicz. The derby had been the talk of Bern all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. Nirwana07 had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Starters: Książek - Hasret, Grodecki, Hennis, Maggipinto - Cadima, Cienciała, Sörensson, Taraš, Braidotti - Kolding.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Monster. Lineup: Kreisler - Szokulski, Averkiev, Hagemann - Tomfohrde, Moréno, Roland, Welke, Fabrègue - Bredballe, Degen.

It was an obvious ambition of Nirwana07 to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. 2 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but P. Roland, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. Nirwana07 broke through on the left 15 minutes into the game, with E. Braidotti firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. After 39 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after Y. Degen made it through the middle and struck home to make it 1 - 1. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Monster enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

A quick counter attack by Nirwana07 forced the opponent's defender to give away a freekick. L. Kolding was allowed to take it quickly by the referee, much to the dismay of the goalkeeper who wasn't prepared. 2 - 1! The referee showed Monster's M. Szokulski the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Nirwana07's O. Cadima went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. P. Roland of Monster received a yellow card after 81 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Monster's right side looked dangerous 83 minutes in, but G. Książek made a good save on O. Bredballe's hard shot to the top corner. A well placed corner kick from B. Welke was followed by O. Bredballe's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Monster, the score now 2 - 2. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 87 minutes allowed Y. Degen to score for Monster. The scoreboard now read 2 - 3. Monster's O. Bredballe left the field after 87 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was A. Borg-Jensen. G. Książek kept the home side in the game with a magnificent save when B. Welke delivered an almost perfect free kick to the far post. L. Kolding of Nirwana07 was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Monster, with 61 percent of the ball.

Z. Cienciała performed admirably for Nirwana07. However, O. Cadima made a disastrous appearance. Monster's best player was F. Moréno. A. Hagemann on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 3.