Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and
Joint Arena saw a crowd turnout of 27202.
Raul Lorincz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Per Klepaker and
Eduard Udrea.
A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for original.
The following players took the field: Dauphin - Vandenhaute, Dietert, Huaynate - Vila, Cocco, Guio, Dussi, Nimni - Bogdanowicz, Barać.
Getter tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination.
Starters: Selzle - Figueroa, Gospodarczyk - Czinder, Canosa, Federico, Baliashvili, Warne - Santos Guimarães, Thongkum, Paslandzhiyski.
Getter took a creative approach on the field.
With 13 minutes played,
D. Bogdanowicz of original fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving.
21 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for original was
R. Dussi.
After 23 minutes,
G. Guio put original ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing.
Confident in their lead, original's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it.
The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0.
original had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.
V. Barać could have increased the lead after 48 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park.
The head of
R. Dussi connected with a corner kick after 55 minutes, and the ball ended up with
S. Nimni of original who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 3 - 0.
A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of original to 4 - 0 as
V. Barać finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle.
It might be a while before the fans see Getter's
O. Baliashvili again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 68 minute mark. He was replaced by
M. Contento.
Things were going to get worse for the visitors.
V. Barać squirmed through their central defence after 72 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0.
G. Vila managed to make an excellent pass from the flank, but
D. Bogdanowicz was not as skillfull in scoring.
A well-placed free kick by Getter's
R. Figueroa reduced the lead to 5 - 1.
The referee showed original's
G. Vila the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
original enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.
D. Bogdanowicz performed admirably for original.
On the other hand,
F. Dietert's play was disheartening.
Most important Getter player was
D. Santos Guimarães.
A. Selzle on the other hand, had a terrible day.
The match ends 5 - 1.