Sico 5 - 0 mesoncf (392957793)

The 1740 spectators at QUASH Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. William Chantrel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Henrich Martinsbüttel and Jean-Jacques Cavelmann. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Sico. Starters: Rojas - Bonal, Delogu, La Malfa - Michielan, Aišmontas, Pitzalis, Răduţă, Soto Martínez - Stockmann-Stich, van Wonderen.

mesoncf tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. They fielded: Ruiz Girón - Martínez, Ruibarbo, Ramírez, Bazgir, Serra - Butxaca, Garrido Martínez, Colombi - Falciasecca, Cunzuta.

mesoncf's J. Ruiz Girón left the field after 8 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was H. Ubalde. The sun seemed to put N. Ruibarbo in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. It wasn't a pretty goal, but the free kick by A. Aišmontas after 23 minutes somehow found its way past the keeper. Sico takes the lead, 1 - 0! Things were going to get worse for the visitors. E. van Wonderen squirmed through their central defence after 26 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. Sico's E. La Malfa got himself booked for a foul. E. La Malfa could have increased the lead after 34 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. E. La Malfa had a fantastic opportunity to put Sico up another goal 35 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Sico claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 69 percent.

Sico's M. Stockmann-Stich increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 61 minutes. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 75 minutes, Sico tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. 81 minutes into the match A. Aišmontas put Sico ahead 4 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Sico lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Sico's M. Stockmann-Stich swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. Sico put themselves up 5 - 0 when E. van Wonderen broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Sico had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

The most dominating Sico player was without a doubt M. Michielan. On the other hand, A. Rojas's play was disheartening. Most important mesoncf player was S. Bazgir. F. Falciasecca turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 0.