Namezlandia 5 - 4 Claystation (379050219)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 4294 that came out to Namezlandia Theatre. Geert Oost was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Waldemar Popek and Usievalad Harasevich. Namezlandia had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players took the field: Curati - Azadvar, Gambini - Feliciello, Popescu, Grozdanić, Leroy, Xu - Gustavsson, Trangoni, Wereszko.

Claystation started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Kuta - Akpom, Moses, Sharangabo, Zulu - Strömbeck, Awka, Jess - Harrison, Eji, Obinna.

With 20 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as J. Leroy flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. 35 minutes into the game, Claystation seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. After 35 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after L. Strömbeck made it through the middle and struck home to make it 1 - 1. After 40 minutes, G. Trangoni came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 2 - 1, giving Namezlandia the lead. Namezlandia's J. Leroy got himself booked for a foul. With 44 minutes played, F. Gustavsson could have brought this one home for Namezlandia as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. The home side's G. Trangoni curled a free kick home after 44 minutes, putting Namezlandia ahead 3 - 1. The players of Namezlandia now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Namezlandia, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

During the break, Claystation's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. Claystation needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 55 minutes O. Moses made way for S. Igho. C. Akpom was the new captain of Claystation - handed the armband by the departing player. In the lead, Namezlandia adjusted their style of play with 59 minutes gone. After 60 minutes, Claystation switched P. Jess with F. Hernando, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The intense heat forced T. Harrison into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. A well-executed free kick by G. Trangoni after 63 minutes made it 4 - 1 for Namezlandia. By then G. Trangoni had scored three goals - a hat trick! The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed Claystation's coach gave T. Kouame the opportunity the player had been hoping for. A. Obinna reluctantly left the field. With 76 minutes played, A. Gambini of Namezlandia fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. T. Harrison of Claystation was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish A. Gambini, which resulted in a goal making the score 4 - 2. Claystation reduced the lead after 82 minutes to 4 - 3 as E. Awka easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. 83 minutes in, Claystation appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. The visitors didn't give in and, after 89 minutes, S. Igho got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 4 - 4. Namezlandia took the lead, 5 - 4, after a penalty 89 minutes into the match. G. Trangoni scored from the penalty spot. Namezlandia claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

Most important Namezlandia player was N. Grozdanić. On the other hand, A. Gambini's play was disheartening. Claystation's top performer was clearly L. Strömbeck. A. Kuta on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 4.