duman 0 - 7 ZERDÜŞ (392625685)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 30886 to duman spor Arena. Niv 'The Tower' Reggev was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bonnand Gorronc and Ivelin Todorinov. Everyone was excited about the upcoming İstanbul derby and the crowd was divided evenly. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for duman. Lineup: Cereseto - Ropars, Schanze, Haxhi, Chira - Firaz, Vannuccini, Carioca, Jóźwik - Haubrich, Rosa.

ZERDÜŞ tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Caldeira - Boucai, Yitzchaki, Müller - Stamenkoski, Witt, Staes, Młynarczuk, Puha - Randazzo, Iacob.

duman were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. ZERDÜŞ decided to play creatively. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 7 minutes into the match, and V. Randazzo wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. V. Randazzo of ZERDÜŞ took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 11 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 2. Some fine movement on the left led to a ZERDÜŞ goal after 22 minutes, making it 0 - 3. A. Yitzchaki was noted down as the scorer. At this point, it was obvious that the players of ZERDÜŞ lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. J. Witt was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, ZERDÜŞ's L. Müller managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 0 - 4 Z. Stamenkoski came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over P. Cereseto but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. 33 minutes in, ZERDÜŞ's T. Staes received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as L. Haxhi tried lifting the ball over keeper R. Caldeira. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the bar. Halftime score was 0 - 4. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ZERDÜŞ, with 65 percent of the ball.

C. Iacob increased ZERDÜŞ's lead to 0 - 5 with a superb free kick strike that flew in just under the far top corner. The coach of ZERDÜŞ was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 63 minutes, G. Rosa Filho came on for A. Yitzchaki. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, J. Witt would have put ZERDÜŞ up another goal 70 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave V. Randazzo from ZERDÜŞ a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 79 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! It might be a while before the fans see duman's P. Cereseto again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 82 minute mark. He was replaced by E. Bizzini. 83 minutes into the game a free kick by C. Iacob found its way through the home side's poorly assembled defensive formation, making ZERDÜŞ's lead 0 - 6. After 84 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for T. Staes who increased ZERDÜŞ's lead to 0 - 7. duman's L. Haxhi refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 85 minutes. ZERDÜŞ had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

Most important duman player was C. Haubrich. On the other hand, E. Bizzini's play was disheartening. ZERDÜŞ's top performer was clearly V. Randazzo. Z. Stamenkoski was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 7.