FC_BAYERN_EV 5 - 2 Toljage (367268099)

53332 spectators had come to Allianz Arena this cloudy day. Reza Venneman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by David Teruel and Steve Humpage. The derby had been the talk of Zagreb all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for FC_BAYERN_EV. The following players had been chosen: Smulders - Isigkeit, Mancipe, Westh - Kostovčák, Sviličić, Bruguera, Lezcano, Laçınlı - Fontaine, Ulfwald.

Toljage had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Lutchenkov - Kalinić, Marinescu, Bayer - Vadász, Pilla, Rolfsson, Štakić, Zorrinho - Soldevilla, Giftos.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Toljage. FC_BAYERN_EV created a good opportunity to score 2 minutes into the match when A. Ulfwald's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. Toljage's M. Giftos got himself booked for a foul. K. Laçınlı seems to have an uncanny ability to try the unusual. He nearly produced a great goal - unfortunately for FC_BAYERN_EV his shot went just wide this time. FC_BAYERN_EV's V. Kostovčák made use of his speed to get free of the defence, but he still couldn't get a shot off 6 minutes into the match. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 21 minutes into the match, and S. Kalinić wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. 26 minutes into the match, the technically gifted A. Ulfwald of FC_BAYERN_EV scored 1 - 1, having made S. Štakić look like a complete fool. 33 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for FC_BAYERN_EV was A. Ulfwald. 39 minutes into the game, FC_BAYERN_EV were awarded a penalty that V. Kostovčák turned into 3 - 1 without a problem. The referee showed Toljage's M. Vadász the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Halftime score was 3 - 1. FC_BAYERN_EV claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

FC_BAYERN_EV solidified their lead at the 56 minute mark, as K. Laçınlı dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 1. FC_BAYERN_EV increased the lead as L. Fontaine struck to make the score 5 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. By now, the players in FC_BAYERN_EV felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave Ž. Sviličić from FC_BAYERN_EV a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 73 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Toljage were forced into a substitution as S. Kalinić couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing B. Atasoy to come in off the bench. Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their M. Marinescu reduced the lead to make it 5 - 2 after 82 minutes, following a pass from the right. FC_BAYERN_EV enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

FC_BAYERN_EV's best player was A. Ulfwald. K. Smulders on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Toljage player was R. Soldevilla. M. Vadász turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 2.