Hagenthal 6 - 4 Sportivo (393716252)

Clouds darkened the skies at Hagenthal Arena as 3612 spectators turned up for the match. Wolfram Delonge was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Daniel Negreanu and Michael Robertsson. Hagenthal tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Comparini - Zelenko, Freitag, Tozzi, Hintsanen - Dziliński, Heidegger, Crisan, Cosatabella - Friedrich, Renner.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Sportivo. The following players took the field: Manrique - Anghel, Kemr, Vermeeren - Serrano, Wagnefeldt, Ribeiro, Baroncini, Carreño - Merea, Otiniano.

Hagenthal's F. Renner was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 15 minutes. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

N. Otiniano was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Sportivo's E. Wagnefeldt managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 0 - 1 With 66 minutes played, Hagenthal's W. Friedrich found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 81 minutes played, U. Tozzi of Hagenthal made the score 1 - 1. E. Wagnefeldt of Sportivo was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Sportivo had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

As neither team had managed to win, extra time was called. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 95 minutes, Hagenthal tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. F. Renner fired a shot from distance after 112 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for Hagenthal. Still tied after extra time, the crowd was buzzing as the teams prepared for a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

Hagenthal's S. Comparini coolly put the ball past P. Manrique. 2 - 1. Sportivo's T. Vermeeren didn't look like he was confident as he stepped up, and produced a badly struck penalty - right into the arms of S. Comparini. The score remained 2 - 1. Hagenthal's P. Heidegger kept his cool as he faced down P. Manrique. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 3 - 1. Sportivo's M. Serrano didn't hesitate but S. Comparini managed the save, resulting in an unchanged 3 - 1 score. Hagenthal's S. Hintsanen showed he has nerves of steel when it comes to penalties, easily changing the score to 4 - 1. Boy, does S. Carreño of Sportivo know how to treat a football or what?! He's curled that shot past the keeper and into the top corner of the goal - a great penalty! 4 - 2. Hagenthal's P. Freitag made no mistake. P. Manrique didn't have a chance. 5 - 2. Sportivo's N. Otiniano was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 5 - 3! Hagenthal's R. Cosatabella showed he has nerves of steel when it comes to penalties, easily changing the score to 6 - 3. Sportivo's O. Merea was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 6 - 4! Hagenthal's best player was P. Heidegger. On the other hand, D. Zelenko's play was disheartening. The most dominating Sportivo player was without a doubt E. Wagnefeldt. M. Serrano on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 6 - 4.