bulla4ever 6 - 1 BEST (393313166)

Due to an all-day shower, 2358 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Leonel Sanchez. Laureano Velim was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Burkhart Aichter and Jon R. Ljosland. bulla4ever decided to use a 3-3-3 set up. Starters: Oses - Nyhblom, Acuña, Vergara - Dosti, Apel, Vashchilov - Wojteczek, Bruce, Thamerus.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for BEST. The following players had been chosen: Fuenmayor - Ellenrieder, Milićević - Duatti, Bruce, Zeder, Kout, Venninen - Culek, Sosa, Haberl.

bulla4ever were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. BEST seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. With 7 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as I. Dosti flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. BEST had to make a substitution after 15 minutes. V. Milićević limped off the field and was replaced by E. Loiseleux. After 25 minutes, D. Bruce put bulla4ever ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Thighs bulging, A. Vashchilov charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. With 31 minutes played, bulla4ever put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to F. Thamerus, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. After this, you could see that the players of bulla4ever were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 39 minutes into the game, bulla4ever seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to weak. 3 - 0 was the score after the first half. bulla4ever claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

During the break, bulla4ever's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to passable organisation. J. Apel spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. After 67 minutes BEST's L. Ellenrieder contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. bulla4ever were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 75 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by A. Vashchilov. 4 - 0 for the home side. bulla4ever managed to extend their lead to 5 - 0 when T. Wojteczek cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Things were deteriorating for the away team as bulla4ever scored another to make it 6 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for T. Wojteczek after 82 minutes. 83 minutes into the game, bulla4ever had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. The visitors replied 86 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 6 - 1, as M. Culek dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper. bulla4ever's A. Vashchilov got himself booked for a foul. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by bulla4ever, with 64 percent of the ball.

Most important bulla4ever player was T. Wojteczek. G. Acuña turned in a dismal performance, however. BEST's top performer was clearly M. Culek. J. Bruce was a disappointment, however. The match ends 6 - 1.