mikkio 1 - 4 pecoroni (381688925)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 28276 to Super Road Arena. Tamás E. Szabó was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Matyáš Linka and Carlo Stefanoni. mikkio tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Rivière - Maza, Chatzipetros, Kälviäinen - Faruk, Danielsson, Taterka, Truqué, Brūklis - Shalom, Morgenstern.

pecoroni had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Bentivoglio - Verri, Francardelli, Falsone - Monaco Vito, Scalco, Ebner, Zucal, Yngvesson - Orselli, Darida.

mikkio clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. The strategy for pecoroni was to use their ability to press. 0 - 1 was the score with 13 minutes played, after G. Monaco Vito cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for pecoroni. J. Kälviäinen showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 20 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. pecoroni's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Down the middle came Z. Darida, making a fantastic play that nearly had pecoroni take the lead after 38 minutes, but J. Rivière preserved the tie. pecoroni's M. Ebner could have put the guests one up after 39 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but J. Rivière was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. mikkio claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

As the 46 minute mark approached, the mikkio coach decided it was time for a substitution. O. Faruk reluctantly made way for E. Delcorps on the pitch. mikkio had a good opportunity to take the lead as G. Brūklis came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of C. Bentivoglio. pecoroni played a good counterattacking move down the left 48 minutes into the match, with U. Zucal finishing well for 1 - 2. A. Orselli increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 1 - 3. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for mikkio, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. After 63 minutes, D. Chatzipetros had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for mikkio with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. After 68 minutes, pecoroni's R. Yngvesson burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 1 - 4. pecoroni's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Possession in this half belonged to mikkio, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

C. Truqué performed admirably for mikkio. E. Delcorps was a disappointment, however. Most important pecoroni player was M. Ebner. R. Yngvesson turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 4.