Beating 4-4-2 against a stronger opponent

Just sharing the results of my Cup tie.
I'm level 5 with quality 30.2.
He was level 6 with quality 36.8 and played 4-4-2.
He was very strong up front and in the midfield, with only average players defending.

My HOME leg i played 4-5-1V. Attacking, mixed passing, attacking flanks, counter, press own half, hard tackling.
LOST 2-1

My AWAY leg played 3N-4-1-2. Attacking, mixed passing and focus, counter, press whole field, hard tackling. Red arrows on the front 3, blue ones on the defenders
WON 2-5.

Hope this helps someone... :)