Babatolia 3 - 3 semistaenda (377015206)

Clear skies welcomed the 199 spectators who had made their way to TT-Arena. Urs Maust was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Caleb Ott and Matt Lynch. Babatolia decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Wehrshausen - Gorshkov, Goldmann-Sachs, Wittenburg, Winklbauer - Multerer, Grudke, Kühlmann, Haber - Lödige, Ötlingen.

semistaenda started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Lineup: Elezarriaga - Solomon, Valentino, Grosso, Mainegre, Eza - Cecconi, Mackey, Li - Bothenhorst, Worm.

It was obvious that semistaenda were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. At this time in the match, semistaenda were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Babatolia took the lead 12 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as M. Lödige elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. D. Goldmann-Sachs behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 14 minutes as he gave the ball away to R. Worm. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. semistaenda pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. The pressing from the defenders made it hard for Babatolia to find any shooting possibilities, which was shown after 20 minutes when the hard-working defence blocked all possible shooting opportunities and eventually stole the ball. semistaenda played a good counterattacking move down the left 21 minutes into the match, with E. Cecconi finishing well for 1 - 1. Babatolia's M. Lödige was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 24 minutes. semistaenda's P. Eza managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 25 minutes. 1 - 2. Due to some great work on the right wing Babatolia's F. Winklbauer was able to even the score after 26 minutes to make the score 2 - 2. It was 2 - 2 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by semistaenda, with 53 percent of the ball.

S. Solomon had a good opportunity to give semistaenda the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. After 78 minutes, M. Lödige came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 3 - 2, giving Babatolia the lead. V. Wittenburg fired a shot from distance after 79 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for Babatolia. The crowd was silenced 82 minutes into the match as the visiting team's A. Valentino came in from the left, levelling the score to 3 - 3. When M. Lödige made yet another studs-first tackle after 84 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Babatolia player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. Possession in this half belonged to semistaenda, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Babatolia's best player was K. Ötlingen. On the other hand, R. Wehrshausen's play was disheartening. Most important semistaenda player was S. Solomon. M. Li on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 3.