Oship 3 - 4 Palace (156869004)

The 70331 fans in attendance at Oship Seju Arena were roasting in the hot sun. Wilhelm Pfeilitzer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Håkan Knutsson and Marcel Helmus. Oship had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Ruivo - Ulferberg, Gula, Barbosa - Penn, Franco, Acavallo, Höring, Pagello - Kang, Choi.

Palace had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Salas - Son, Kuivasto, Sandberg - Östererberg, Cotti, Riccio, Johansson, Choi - Bang, Rotaru.

An opportunity to take the lead after 3 minutes was wasted as Palace's S. Kuivasto missed a penalty, firing wide of the mark. Oship took the lead 15 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as C. Acavallo elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. After 16 minutes, Oship's J. Kang swiftly ran past D. Son and nutmegged the keeper! 2 - 0. A bit later, Palace's E. Bang easily reduced the lead to 2 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. The referee showed Palace's D. Östererberg the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Oship were forced into a substitution as S. Choi couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing H. Huh to come in off the bench. E. Ruivo became the new Oship captain. P. Riccio finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 2 - 2 33 minutes into the match. Oship took the lead 35 minutes in, as C. Pagello broke through on the left and put the 3 - 2 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. 3 - 2 was the halftime score. Oship enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

A. Penn found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. As usual, K. Johansson tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. After 79 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after E. Bang made it through the middle and struck home to make it 3 - 3. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when P. Riccio was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 84 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! Under heavy pressure after 85 minutes, the inexperienced Oship struggled to maintain their level of play. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 86 minutes into the match left Palace's E. Bang completely free to score. 3 - 4 for the visitors. That made three goals for E. Bang and he was marked down for the hat trick. Palace claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

Oship's best player was R. Höring. However, F. Barbosa made a disastrous appearance. Palace's best player was K. Johansson. H. Choi on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 4.