Frankfurter 2 - 0 Erfttown (393457692)

Due to an all-day shower, 695 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Lausbuben Arena. Frankfurter started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Lineup: Lage - Barbera, Sande, Schäfler, Taborelli - Zúñiga Sarmiento, Rekitt, Tuneck, Bevilacqua, Fülöp - Conidi.

Erfttown decided to use a 3-5-1 set up. The following players took the field: Schlieren - Moreaux, Mohrmann, Mena - Lund, Wallenfels, Kisser, Manios, Dietzel-Tratt - David.

The wings were the focus of most of Frankfurter's attacks today. Down the middle came B. Lund, making a fantastic play that nearly had Erfttown take the lead after 17 minutes, but B. Lage preserved the tie. Coming in from the right, Frankfurter had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 27 minutes, but Z. Fülöp's attempt to finish was easily stopped. 32 minutes into the game, Erfttown had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to weak. M. Dietzel-Tratt spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. M. Tuneck gave Frankfurter the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Erfttown had solid organisation. B. Lund caught everyone by surprise with a unexpected volley after 51 minutes. M. Dietzel-Tratt was perfectly placed to take advantage of the play, but unfortunately, he was as surprised as anyone and couldn't finish for Erfttown. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. Taborelli from Frankfurter a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 62 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 63 minutes in, Erfttown appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only weak. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Frankfurter scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for M. Tuneck after 83 minutes. Frankfurter's O. Rekitt was shown a yellow card after 84 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Frankfurter had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

Frankfurter's best player was L. Conidi. On the other hand, J. Barbera's play was disheartening. S. Manios performed admirably for Erfttown. B. Lund turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.