(C.A.R.E.R.)Club 2 - 3 Kratos (390854492)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 41793 to Presidente de la Nacion Francisco Pancho Ramirez. Alexandre Moulet was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Filip Szczudło and Corné de Groen. (C.A.R.E.R.)Club had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Starters: Gschwend - Olbricht, Noble, Vidaurreta - Duch, Latorre, Distefano, Moral - Werner, Lyubomirov, Valence.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Kratos. The following players had been chosen: Gustavsson - Ruiz, Barros, Stefanutti - Singh, O'Lyne, Bauers, Semb, Knecht - Gkarilas, Vercruysse.

For their match strategy, (C.A.R.E.R.)Club had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, P. Valence scored for (C.A.R.E.R.)Club putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 8 minutes. The visitors' S. Vercruysse was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 9 minutes. The sun seemed to put A. Duch in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. After 25 minutes, the defensive line of (C.A.R.E.R.)Club created a counterattack through the middle that gave J. Vidaurreta a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 31 minutes into the match, and K. Gkarilas wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 1 - 2 for the visitors. After 34 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to (C.A.R.E.R.)Club's J. Noble being carried off the pitch and replaced by S. Lazaga. It was 1 - 2 at the break. Kratos claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

(C.A.R.E.R.)Club needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes A. Duch made way for C. Sampayo. T. Moral became the new (C.A.R.E.R.)Club captain. The referee signalled a penalty 69 minutes into the game following an offence which looked like it was outside the box. S. Vercruysse knocked it home to make the score 1 - 3. The bench was restless, and with 70 minutes passed (C.A.R.E.R.)Club's coach gave T. Jaimovich the opportunity the player had been hoping for. N. Latorre reluctantly left the field. The referee showed Kratos's S. Ruiz the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The head of G. Lyubomirov connected with a corner kick after 74 minutes, and the ball ended up with S. Lazaga of (C.A.R.E.R.)Club who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 2 - 3. (C.A.R.E.R.)Club's P. Valence got himself booked for a foul. With 78 minutes played, (C.A.R.E.R.)Club's J. Vidaurreta found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. Possession in this half belonged to Kratos, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

Most important (C.A.R.E.R.)Club player was H. Gschwend. S. Lazaga turned in a dismal performance, however. Kratos's best player was A. Stefanutti. On the other hand, M. Knecht's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 3.