Potsdam 8 - 1 jaliciense2 (377247384)

1555 spectators arrived at Potsdam Kickers Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Iso Schnyder was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Trivimi Ojasaar and Lech Zywicki. Potsdam tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Fassbinder - Heijdt, Eleftheroudakis, Szwec - Kramer, Al-Akhzamy, Singh, Neumer, von Buchwaldt - Liehner, Heintze.

jaliciense2 had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Manzanero - Isaksen, Carrillo, Barrientos, Guirao - Blanco, Cid, Caparriaga, Velarde - Levi, Avendaño.

J. Guirao was first to reach a ball launched long through the center from jaliciense2's defence 6 minutes into the game. He managed to keep his cool and beat the goalkeeper to make the score 0 - 1. The Potsdam equaliser came after 27 minutes when J. von Buchwaldt floated in a free kick making the score 1 - 1. The suddenness of the Potsdam's Y. Eleftheroudakis's pass to F. Liehner after 28 minutes caught the opposition wrong-footed, and they could only watch as the ball sailed home for 2 - 1. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Potsdam's M. Al-Akhzamy increasing the lead to 3 - 1. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Potsdam lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The referee showed Potsdam's M. Neumer the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. L. Avendaño of jaliciense2 was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 43 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as F. Liehner broke through, making the score 4 - 1 for Potsdam. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. U. Singh squirmed through their central defence after 43 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 1. 5 - 1 was the score after the first half. Potsdam enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 79 percent of possession.

Potsdam solidified their lead at the 51 minute mark, as C. Heintze dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 6 - 1. Cheers filled the stadium as B. Heijdt broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 7 - 1 to Potsdam. Cheers filled the stadium as A. Szwec broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 8 - 1 to Potsdam. B. Heijdt unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Potsdam, with 81 percent of the ball.

C. Heintze performed admirably for Potsdam. R. Fassbinder was a disappointment, however. Most important jaliciense2 player was J. Guirao. E. Manzanero on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 8 - 1.