4D 1 - 1 Courage (374450806)

40761 fans braved the pouring rain at Möbius strip. Luca Berkheimer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eduard Bell and Tomasz Kouba. 4D decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Wattie - Gardner, Veneau, Sharpe, Ilić - Strøm, Norris, Muhammed, Hanson - Oskarsson, Fraser.

Courage started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Starters: Breakwell - MacFadion, Pinzger, Murray - Corcoran, Samdup, Richards, Haj-Shadi - Moore, Andrae, Mantle.

L. Andrae, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. A. Muhammed didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave U. Samdup from Courage a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 29 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 4D's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 32 minutes gone, but A. Muhammed's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. 4D fans held their breath as D. Norris scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Courage claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

The bench was restless, and with 46 minutes passed Courage's coach gave S. Chapman the opportunity the player had been hoping for. E. Corcoran reluctantly left the field. After 60 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by A. Haj-Shadi. Courage enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

The most dominating 4D player was without a doubt A. Muhammed. However, M. Oskarsson made a disastrous appearance. L. Andrae performed admirably for Courage. M. Pinzger was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.