Fistandantilus 4 - 2 croquetoides (383142351)

Dark skies made the crowd of 12365 at Raist Stadium a little nervous, but the rain held off. Peter Edenman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Elad Gal and Luigi Riopi. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Andalucía derby and the crowd was divided evenly. Fistandantilus had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Hauchstein - Atanasov, Gurruchategui, Smallegange, Ribeiro - Kávai, Lukin, Zimpaglione, Dragomir - Román, Costa.

croquetoides started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. They fielded: Jacyno - Briscia, Kostovski, Moeini, Ubidea - Büchling, Colarusso, Matute Suso - Çevikel, Roa, Pancorbo.

For their match strategy, croquetoides had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. After 8 minutes, croquetoides put themselves up 0 - 1, as J. Roa finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. N. Gurruchategui charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Fistandantilus, but the shot went well wide of the goal. J. Roa showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for croquetoides after 24 minutes to make the score 0 - 2. The home crowd cheered when, after 33 minutes, J. Roa's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. With 34 minutes played, M. Büchling nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. 35 minutes into the match, N. Briscia came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. Given a free kick close to the byline, Fistandantilus tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let C. Kávai slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 2, 36 minutes into the game. After 41 minutes, Fistandantilus raised their score by one when C. Kávai's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by A. Costa. 2 - 2. It was 2 - 2 at the break. Fistandantilus enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Fistandantilus were very close to putting themselves one up after 48 minutes as A. Román got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. After 54 minutes, C. Kávai came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 3 - 2, giving Fistandantilus the lead. With 61 minutes played, M. Büchling of croquetoides fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Fistandantilus solidified their lead at the 62 minute mark, as G. Smallegange dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 2. A. Costa left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 75 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. L. De Prada was the replacement. Fistandantilus had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Fistandantilus's best player was A. Román. However, P. Ribeiro made a disastrous appearance. Most important croquetoides player was Q. Matute Suso. N. Briscia on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 2.