Sprinters 4 - 5 impis (369250778)

34988 spectators had come to BaumiArena this cloudy day. Laurens-Jan Doverman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Carlo Laterza and David Gelimer. Sprinters had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players took the field: Henauer - Aničić, Schultz, Avelino - Elen, Brătilă, Materla, Maestro Lista - Quasdorf, Cogonbrellas, Karadzhov.

impis started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Kortesmaa - Wallenberg, Koren, Briois - Pallardó, van Furth, Petkov, Amport, van Belle - Zatykó, Ernst.

Sprinters mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Sprinters had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. Sprinters took the lead 10 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as M. Karadzhov elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. After 26 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by C. Ernst. Sprinters took the lead 29 minutes in, as M. Karadzhov broke through on the left and put the 2 - 1 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. impis had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

Sprinters's A. Maestro Lista saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 54 minutes. H. Materla could have put Sprinters up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 61 minutes. The visitors' O. Koren was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 2 - 2 after 72 minutes. After 73 minutes, Sprinters's M. Quasdorf swiftly ran past O. Koren and nutmegged the keeper! 3 - 2. G. van Belle's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert C. Zatykó was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for impis. 3 - 3. The visiting P. Wallenberg was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 87 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 3 - 4 was the score. The visitors added to their lead 87 minutes into the game, after a sensational penalty kick by impis's E. Pallardó slid just past the home keeper. 3 - 5. At this point, it was obvious that the players of impis lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 88 minutes had been played and the home team was awarded a penalty. The guests' keeper dived the right way, but H. Materla was still able to reduce the score to 4 - 5. Some fine passing in the middle of the pitch, carving open the away defence, should have led to a goal for Sprinters, but A. Maestro Lista's shot went over the bar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by impis, with 54 percent of the ball.

Most important Sprinters player was M. Karadzhov. B. Henauer on the other hand, had a terrible day. impis's best player was C. Briois. V. Petkov was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 5.