llegua 1 - 4 congrios (380080638)

Clear skies welcomed the 12341 spectators who had made their way to hay que darle cera Arena. Fernando Jirafales was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Luuk Vliegen and Björn Ljungling. llegua had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Ferreira Sampaio - Ağayev, Antas de Ulla, Micović, Schuablin - Theofanidis, Arardo, Valverde, Drăgoi - Bergby, Medicamento.

A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for congrios. Lineup: Pelissier - das Neves, Iribi, Correa, Tulbure, El-Alami - Helm, Kustermann, Steinbichler, Bralo - Saarup.

It was obvious that llegua were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. congrios were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 16 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from A. Drăgoi, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. With 33 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, K. Ağayev needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. The visitors didn't give in and, after 34 minutes, T. Helm got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 1 - 1. The referee showed congrios's L. Kustermann the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. It was obvious that congrios had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. congrios took the lead after 39 minutes making the score 1 - 2. V. Tulbure placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. llegua's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. It was 1 - 2 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to congrios, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

After 46 minutes, congrios's F. Saarup burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 1 - 3. At this point, it was obvious that the players of congrios lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. congrios increased their lead after 55 minutes when A. Steinbichler broke through on the right, upping the score to 1 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. congrios aimed on setting a long distance shooter in position, but the pressing from the defence made it really tough. The pressure from the defence was so tight that the defenders were almost inside the attackers' shorts, and after 66 minutes the defence easily managed to block a shot. congrios claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

O. Arardo performed admirably for llegua. K. Ağayev was a disappointment, however. congrios's top performer was clearly F. Saarup. On the other hand, J. Pelissier's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 4.