Krozenhover 0 - 8 Clovers (393704804)

Clouds darkened the skies at Krozenpark as 4421 spectators turned up for the match. Oswaldo Egúsquiza was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Oliver Zimmermann and Henrik Eik. Krozenhover started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Zabotkin - Ferrandino, Khrisanfov, Táuba, Cherepovich - Rudko, De Natale, Bitli, Vonhoegen, Tsimbalov - Shumkov.

Clovers had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Lineup: Pasanen - Winter von Adlersflügel, Receveur - Preston, Robles, Fattori, Claassen, Masar - Rzymek, Landis, Lusk.

Krozenhover saw most attack opportunities on the wings. 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. Claassen, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. After 17 minutes Krozenhover's Y. Rudko limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. L. Landis stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving Clovers the goal to make it 0 - 1. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Fattori from Clovers a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 24 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! M. Vonhoegen was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for Krozenhover with a strike from the left, but S. Pasanen managed to ward the shot off for a corner. After 29 minutes, Clovers's N. Robles burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. With 41 minutes played, M. Lusk nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. A drive down the left side allowed M. Masar to get in close and score another goal for Clovers after 43 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 3. After this, you could see that the players of Clovers were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. P. Ferrandino of Krozenhover received a yellow card after 44 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. Clovers had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

Proving his experience, M. Masar scored 0 - 4 for Clovers after putting some pressure on the opposing defence at a critical moment. 71 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 5 as H. Winter von Adlersflügel finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Against a lesser team, Clovers could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 76 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. Krozenhover's M. Bitli was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 83 minutes. After 85 minutes, L. Landis sent the corner kick right to M. Masar who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 6! That made three goals for M. Masar and he was marked down for the hat trick. With 88 minutes played, Clovers put themselves up 0 - 7 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was C. Preston. After 88 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed L. Landis to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 8. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Clovers, with 67 percent of the ball.

Krozenhover's best player was Y. Rudko. P. Zabotkin on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Clovers player was M. Fattori. However, H. Winter von Adlersflügel made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 8.