Kundera 4 - 1 BACAES (377378894)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 2480 that came out to Stapar Arena. Eli Lodewijks was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Wolfgang Skala and Krzysiek Janowski. Kundera decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. Lineup: Papalino - Majstorović, Majstorović, Višňa, Stokić, Antalfai - Kažić, Bilić, Kolaković, Ljubanović - Nikolla.

BACAES tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Engelbert - Trávníček, Sperr, Terrien, Kožulj, Daecke - Yepes, Pinto, Raicu, Schmatz - Morente.

BACAES were relying on their ability to counter-attack. After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 6 minutes that gave the visitors the 0 - 1 lead. Despite the controversy, C. Raicu struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. The Kundera free kick 26 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of M. Višňa, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 1! 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Kundera had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

46 minutes into the match, the BACAES manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. The coach of BACAES wanted to try to change things around after 46 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. With 65 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as A. Nikolla flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why S. Majstorović found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. F. Antalfai didn't pace himself at all, and after a series of daring offensive runs he was too tired to help out in the defensive play. Kundera's D. Stokić increased the lead to 3 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 80 minutes. After 85 minutes, BACAES switched K. Schmatz with J. Korschewitz, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. After 87 minutes, M. Ljubanović put Kundera ahead 4 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Confident in their lead, Kundera's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Nikolla from Kundera a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 88 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Although the whole team were struggling to impress, BACAES's P. Pinto was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 89 minutes. D. Guitio was given a chance to change things around. BACAES needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 89 minutes R. Yepes made way for A. Januário. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Kundera, with 51 percent of the ball.

Kundera's best player was A. Nikolla. However, M. Višňa made a disastrous appearance. D. Guitio performed admirably for BACAES. W. Daecke on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 1.