luigi 2 - 0 Racing (367377733)

Clouds darkened the skies at campo amarillo as 41453 spectators turned up for the match. Quim Pontes was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lowie Blanpain and Stanisław Pabijańczyk. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for luigi. Lineup: Masip - Sandmar, Perdigão, Wafelbakker - Peroni, Kolenkov, Bejes, Naki, Lang - Tessler, Baliña.

Racing tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Vellemäe - Stępski, Rossi, Sánchez, Boimorto - Mosqueiro, Bugariña, Spear, Hofer, Urdangarín - Coshutt.

luigi were very close to putting themselves one up after 13 minutes as I. Tessler got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. A foul after 22 minutes resulted in a free kick. N. Baliña cannonballed it, giving the home team the lead 1 - 0. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by luigi, with 63 percent of the ball.

The score became 2 - 0 at 58 minutes into the game, when luigi were given a penalty which N. Baliña blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! E. Kolenkov could have put luigi up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 61 minutes. After 62 minutes, the defensive line of Racing created a counterattack through the middle that gave M. Bugariña a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Racing certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but V. Coshutt just wasn't able to finish. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Racing manager used a brief break in play after 70 minutes to give the players new directives. Racing's M. Bugariña was shown a yellow card after 73 minutes for slicing down an opponent. luigi enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 67 percent of possession.

luigi's top performer was clearly E. Kolenkov. F. Masip was a disappointment, however. A. Rossi performed admirably for Racing. A. Spear on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.