Preußen 2 - 1 niv999 (393465228)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 2794 to Walhall Arena. Josef Langenegger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Víctor Madera and Krister Jonsson. Preußen had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Baiona - Lancia, Linnenkohl, Allıcan - Kade, Brüselle, Arninkhof, Toscani - Ty, Bellomo, Schittler.

niv999 tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Latikka - Peretz, Škibola, Akselrod, Lifshitz - Knesl, Gorissen, Shaharabani, Bukin, Karbin - Landau.

Today, niv999's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. 1 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Preußen substitution. A. Tsiroyiannis came on for D. Baiona. E. Schittler gave Preußen 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 niv999's D. Lifshitz showed off his trademark ability to do the unexpected with a tricky pass after 25 minutes. Unfortunately, R. Karbin was startled by the play and wasn't able to control the finish. The home side's R. Ty came close to extending the lead 34 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but J. Latikka managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. V. Bukin stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving niv999 the goal to make it 1 - 1. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to G. Bellomo, but the Preußen player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 2 - 1! The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Preußen, who controlled the ball 71 percent of the time.

E. Schittler left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. P. Gomes was the replacement. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, J. Brüselle took over the role of being the Preußen captain. A free kick just outside of the visitors' penalty area after 61 minutes could have resulted in another goal, but J. Latikka got a hand out and tipped the ball over the bar. H. Allıcan's lack of experience almost gave niv999 a goal after 70 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. Preußen's P. Gomes had an excellent opportunity after 77 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! After 81 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by J. Brüselle might have resulted in another goal for Preußen. However, J. Latikka made a spectacular save. Preußen's A. Linnenkohl was shown a yellow card after 86 minutes for slicing down an opponent. In a fantastic display of determination, niv999's B. Landau forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. The coach of Preußen was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 88 minutes, V. Glück came on for A. Linnenkohl. Preußen claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

Most important Preußen player was A. Kade. On the other hand, A. Tsiroyiannis's play was disheartening. niv999's top performer was clearly N. Gorissen. N. Shaharabani was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.