Vengeance 0 - 2 Giganty (387454634)

It had rained all day, but 10521 hardy fans still made it out to Arena Of Pain. 陈 (Chen) 汉平 (Hanping) was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tarcisio Beretta and Jürgen Korn. Vengeance started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Seres - Koprinski, Szuta, Mańkowski - Caeta, Del Curto, Cherici, Yelpo, Sajur - Persico, Viana.

Giganty had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Owsianna - Zaldívar, Rurarz, Bote - Jahnz, Aiello, Ribelles, Kholle, Gomez - Santillán, Bebek.

It was obvious that Vengeance were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. Giganty saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Vengeance created a good opportunity to score 14 minutes into the match when C. Viana's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. L. Bebek of Giganty received a yellow card after 16 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The pressing tactics used by Vengeance were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. D. Yelpo spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. Vengeance's J. Persico was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 27 minutes. Vengeance made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left G. Del Curto completely alone with keeper L. Owsianna, who made a spectacular block. After 37 minutes, Giganty were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. L. Bebek did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but C. Ribelles showed great heart and had a good game. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Giganty had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

With 52 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. P. Rurarz put the ball away for 0 - 1. Vengeance had to make a substitution after 58 minutes. G. Del Curto limped off the field and was replaced by W. Kranenburg. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, C. Viana took over the role of being the Vengeance captain. 59 minutes in, Giganty's C. Ribelles received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The referee showed Giganty's S. Aiello the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. P. Mańkowski was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Vengeance's A. Pisiak had to come off the bench. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Koprinski from Vengeance a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 66 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! R. Gomez received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 72 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 2. The Giganty fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. Possession in this half belonged to Giganty, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

Vengeance's top performer was clearly C. Viana. On the other hand, S. Szuta's play was disheartening. Giganty's best player was C. Ribelles. L. Owsianna turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 2.