brugal 1 - 3 MILAN (220099049)

Dark skies made the crowd of 735 at Andrés Montaner Brugal a little nervous, but the rain held off. Gergõ Oláh was the appointed referee. brugal started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Starters: Polenghi - Meroniemi, Schifano, Weder, Berni, Manfredi - Albajrami, Galasso, Dujíček - Arbeláez, Boeckx.

MILAN decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Mayregger - Praski, Łaciak, Choduń, Kongsbak - Jakielaszek, Jeromin, Krukenberg, Szubski - Krysztofik, Księżyc.

For their match strategy, brugal had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. MILAN used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. brugal almost scored after a counterattack 6 minutes into the match, but A. Arbeláez took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. MILAN's C. Kongsbak was shown a yellow card after 20 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 24 minutes in, brugal appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. MILAN's C. Kongsbak gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 25 minutes with a superb strike from the right. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. MILAN had most of the ball, with 77 percent of possession.

After 46 minutes, brugal switched S. Schifano with S. Boellaard, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. brugal needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes A. Dujíček made way for F. Wogan. Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of brugal was able to get his message across, and raised brugal's organisation to solid. With 52 minutes played, R. Krukenberg nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. 53 minutes into the game, G. Manfredi finished off a brugal left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 1. As the 60 minute mark approached, the brugal coach decided it was time for a substitution. G. Polenghi reluctantly made way for K. Van der Linde on the pitch. 62 minutes into the game, brugal seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. 65 minutes into the match, the brugal manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 66 minutes into the match, and R. Krukenberg 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. Some fine movement on the left led to a MILAN goal after 75 minutes, making it 1 - 3. M. Jakielaszek was noted down as the scorer. After 81 minutes MILAN's K. Krysztofik contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. MILAN claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 77 percent.

The most dominating brugal player was without a doubt S. Boellaard. L. Weder was a disappointment, however. MILAN's top performer was clearly R. Krukenberg. K. Krysztofik turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 3.