Cosmos Federation

Fc Cosmos Moabit - Croydon Cosmos 4 - 1

Clouds darkened the skies at FC Cosmos Moabit Arena as 3012 spectators turned up for the match. Cosmos started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Betcher - Prieller, Gerber, Pronk - Bruning, Schachmann, Siekierka, Costantini, Hasseling - Mehrlein, Paige.

Ccsms decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Ariva - Dong Tse, Periquito, Arno - Sundukov, Merillat, Thomas, Smith, Uddgård - Cierpka, Calafate.

The strategy for Ccsms on this day was to use their ability to press. Ccsms's Alexander Sundukov had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to David Uddgård who somehow managed to curl the ball wide. A mistake by the home side's central defence in the 8th minute allowed Steve Smith to score the 0 - 1 goal for Ccsms. Due to some great work on the right wing Cosmos's Toni Mehrlein was able to even the score in the 27th minute to 1 - 1. Ccsms's ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. Cosmos took the lead in the 32nd minute, after Peter Prieller's awkward, but ultimately successful, shot from the right. 2 - 1. 2 - 1 was the halftime score. Cosmos dictated play, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

After 54 minutes, Toni Mehrlein put Cosmos ahead 3 - 1 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. By now, Cosmos were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. Emanuel Paige had a fantastic opportunity to put Cosmos up another goal in the 71st minute, but he fired just over the crossbar. Cosmos managed to extend their lead to 4 - 1 when Sławomir Siekierka cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Cosmos held the ball, with a clear 73 percent of possession.

The most dominating Cosmos player was without a doubt Sławomir Siekierka. Emanuel Paige turned in a dismal performance, however. Alexander Sundukov performed admirably for Ccsms. Luís Calafate on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 1.