Pfeiffenhausen 1 - 5 Earthquakes (394178645)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Stadion am Silbersee saw a crowd turnout of 3497. Raúl Ardilla was the appointed referee with assistance provided by José Luís Proença and Jonathan van Oss. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Pfeiffenhausen. The following players had been chosen: Hamrath - Steitz, Zizka - Barriga, Schreiner, Godeke, Fouillet, 漢忠 (Hanzhong) - Herrgott, Vagasky, Semper.

Earthquakes tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Starters: Szałański - Kong Lai, Mohd Azmil, Tong Jin, 群智 (Qunzhi) , Keren - Rapsacker, Pikart, Stevin - Stojšić, Verhaege.

For their match strategy, Earthquakes had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Earthquakes's Ð. Stojšić excelled in some fine tricks that completely confused S. Zizka - and the finish was no less spectacular - 0 - 1! A drive down the left side allowed H. Rapsacker to get in close and score another goal for Earthquakes after 17 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Pfeiffenhausen's B. Godeke was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 21 minutes. S. Sasel was given a chance to change things around. Some lightning fast two foot dribbles by R. Semper left T. Kong Lai way behind after 33 minutes, but the shot was just wide. G. Tong Jin's lack of experience almost gave Pfeiffenhausen a goal after 35 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After 36 minutes, Earthquakes's 赵. 群智 (Qunzhi) burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 3. Earthquakes almost scored after a swift counterattack 42 minutes into the game, but Ð. Stojšić put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. Earthquakes enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

After 46 minutes, Pfeiffenhausen switched R. Semper with L. King, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. With 70 minutes played, Earthquakes put themselves up 0 - 4 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was R. Verhaege. By now, the players in Earthquakes felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. E. Pikart of Earthquakes took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 72 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 5. With a penalty awarded after 73 minutes, Pfeiffenhausen's J. Fouillet placed the ball low and to the keeper's right, impossible to block. 1 - 5. Earthquakes's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 82 minutes gone, but R. Verhaege's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. The home crowd cheered when, after 83 minutes, M. Keren's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. Pfeiffenhausen's L. King was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 83 minutes. Earthquakes had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Most important Pfeiffenhausen player was R. Steitz. However, J. Fouillet made a disastrous appearance. Earthquakes's best player was R. Verhaege. G. Tong Jin on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 5.