Hearts 1 - 2 Hörnsen (394114867)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Park of Love saw a crowd turnout of 959. Rico Züger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Noé Espinal and Iago Colombo. Hearts started off with a 5-5-0 lineup. Lineup: Sucre - Papst, Yimei, Contreras, Naseer, Brandl - Haller, Virman, Perović, Ntab, Rauch -.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Hörnsen. The following players took the field: Edwards - Raab, Rankila, Ringstad, Hammerschmid - Pöchhacker, Avín, Wegmüller, Mörz - Prigl, Tranfolanti.

Hörnsen used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. After 5 minutes, Hearts were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. D. Haller did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. Hörnsen had to make a substitution after 9 minutes. G. Hammerschmid limped off the field and was replaced by G. Stierschneider. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 15 minutes allowed J. Pöchhacker to score for Hörnsen. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. The referee showed Hearts's E. Contreras the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Hörnsen's J. Pöchhacker had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 38 minutes having been played. P. Jandl was the replacement. Hearts were awarded a penalty with 41 minutes played, and I. Virman made no mistake as he effortlessly slotted the equaliser home. 1 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Hearts had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

Hörnsen bypassed the midfield with their counterattack, leading to a free kick goal by F. Ringstad for 1 - 2. C. Stöckl was called on to replace Hörnsen's F. Ringstad after 56 minutes following a nasty collision. With 80 minutes gone, F. Prigl suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Hörnsen caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Hearts's E. Contreras was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 89 minutes. D. Selladurai was given a chance to change things around. Hearts needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 89 minutes B. Perović made way for J. Caetano. The Hearts captaincy was handed to L. Yimei. With 89 minutes played, the Hearts coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. N. Balili came on, A. Naseer had to leave the fray. Hearts claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Most important Hearts player was D. Papst. However, N. Balili made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Hörnsen player was without a doubt M. Avín. C. Stöckl turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.