CONCORD 5 - 0 Arsenal (365857885)

Due to an all-day shower, 38352 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Concordia Camp. Ralf Stroisch was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Maciej Kowal and Remus Ailenei. CONCORD started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Halay - Ambrogetti, van den Brakel, Magee - Dias Graça, Fernández Folguera, Bresliev, Pitucha, Proevski - Amador, Trajanov.

Arsenal tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Lineup: Berko - Valle, Dābrais, Frishman, Ristovski - Nafría, Pinneberg, Postolovski, Ersoy, Putauskas - Kitanov.

Arsenal took a creative approach on the field. With 21 minutes showing on the scoreboard, CONCORD had a chance to take the lead after being awarded a penalty, but R. Amador's shot was blocked by K. Berko. CONCORD took the lead 23 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as M. Pitucha elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. N. Kitanov had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. S. Proevski of CONCORD was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of CONCORD to 2 - 0 as R. Amador finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. P. Levačić was called on to replace Arsenal's Y. Ersoy after 40 minutes following a nasty collision. Cheers filled the stadium as D. Ambrogetti broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to CONCORD. CONCORD's O. Magee swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. CONCORD's R. Amador was shown a yellow card after 42 minutes for slicing down an opponent. In a fantastic display of determination, Arsenal's M. Postolovski forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by CONCORD, with 81 percent of the ball.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in CONCORD's D. Ambrogetti increasing the lead to 4 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of CONCORD were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 58 minutes in, CONCORD's R. van den Brakel received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. J. Pinneberg of Arsenal had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. A. Huenniger came in to finish the match. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, P. Levačić took over the role of being the Arsenal captain. The CONCORD free kick 63 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 D. Ambrogetti, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 5 - 0! By then D. Ambrogetti had scored three goals - a hat trick! CONCORD's L. Bresliev saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 71 minutes. A counterattack by Arsenal after 72 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but P. Levačić, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. CONCORD enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 79 percent of possession.

The most dominating CONCORD player was without a doubt R. Amador. R. van den Brakel on the other hand, had a terrible day. D. Frishman performed admirably for Arsenal. However, M. Postolovski made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 0.