sher 1 - 2 ABSINTHE (381042640)

31914 punters turned up at shiran18 Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Rodolfo Avellaneda was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Seyfi Baver and Gabriel Ostrak. sher started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Kumpelis - Pop, Pasini, Teixeira, Mouratos, Veneberg - Fitas, Dárdai, Maltez, Steinsfurt - Piperkov.

ABSINTHE decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Lineup: Çevik - van Daatselaar, Fevereiro, Giard - Elkins, Ovdati, Sachartov, Šlapka - Więcławek, Levkovic, Lifbeck.

ABSINTHE tried to focus their attacks down the middle. sher caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 17 minutes into the match. P. Pasini was able to finish off the move - 1 - 0. sher's O. Piperkov was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 22 minutes. The referee was not popular with the home supporters after he awarded ABSINTHE a controversial penalty after 25 minutes. K. Więcławek made no mistake, levelling the score at 1 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. ABSINTHE enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

1 - 2 was the score with 56 minutes played, after G. Giard cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for ABSINTHE. sher needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes R. Steinsfurt made way for J. Gil Negrete. D. Fitas of sher received a yellow card after 75 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 81 minutes ABSINTHE's G. Giard contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. sher put pressure on the visitors' central defence 83 minutes into the game, but O. Piperkov couldn't find an opening. A. Ovdati of ABSINTHE was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. ABSINTHE had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ABSINTHE, with 64 percent of the ball.

sher's best player was D. Fitas. G. Kumpelis was a disappointment, however. B. Elkins performed admirably for ABSINTHE. G. Giard turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.