Clouds darkened the skies at
CyBeR-BowL as 4322 spectators turned up for the match.
Daniel Winkler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Kalle Meder and
Carles Codina.
The match took place on neutral ground.
jaggërmeister-GOL had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation.
They fielded: Pizarro - Miller, Harbin, Balbetti - Pierrard, Soto, Dopper, Karabacak, Bovelander - Lindhbeck, Copóns.
A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Tesos.
The following players took the field: Popov - Zuburu, Medeossi - Boschman, Ahmadinejad, Dima, Justesen, Bertrand - Romanek, Ali, Guran.
Tesos clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle.
P. Copóns would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise.
E. Brozius entered the game for jaggërmeister-GOL as the match clock showed 1 minutes.
0 - 1 was the score with 26 minutes played, after
F. Bertrand cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Tesos.
With 34 minutes played, jaggërmeister-GOL's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to
C. Pierrard he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 1 - 1.
The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1.
jaggërmeister-GOL enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.
G. Harbin of jaggërmeister-GOL received a yellow card after 69 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
jaggërmeister-GOL could have put themselves ahead after 71 minutes but
S. Bovelander missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right.
Tesos players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead.
After 74 minutes, Tesos's
F. Romanek made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 1 - 2.
With 74 minutes played, the jaggërmeister-GOL coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around.
L. Duarte came on,
G. Harbin had to leave the fray.
jaggërmeister-GOL's
S. Bovelander set up a perfect opportunity for
E. Brozius, but the latter failed to score.
With the scoreboard showing that 79 minutes had been played, Tesos nearly put themselves up another goal after
F. Bertrand came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save.
80 minutes into the match, jaggërmeister-GOL's
C. Pierrard maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 2 - 2.
As the 89 minute mark approached, the jaggërmeister-GOL coach decided it was time for a substitution.
G. Balbetti reluctantly made way for
P. Turko on the pitch.
Possession in this half belonged to Tesos, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.
Most important jaggërmeister-GOL player was
C. Pierrard.
L. Duarte was a disappointment, however.
E. Justesen performed admirably for Tesos.
J. Ali on the other hand, had a terrible day.
The match ends 2 - 2.