pļāvēji 3 - 2 Boss (220511394)

Dark skies made the crowd of 77301 at Big green Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Christophe Broudic was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anders Oxbo and Alessandro Costabile. pļāvēji tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Sugiura - Luckert, Vorkapić, Schiner - Amanou, Iglesia, Olofsson, Gottby, Nagorniak - Henselmans, Pagniez.

Boss decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Androutsos - Vainšteins, Comito, Chi - Wolej, Tomans, Bugainis, Juhansons, Zēns - Kacēns, Andrushko.

Boss seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 2 minutes, Boss did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, Ā. Bugainis was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 1. L. Comito caused mayhem in his own defensive line with some mad dribbles within his own penalty zone, but pļāvēji's A. Nagorniak's shot went just wide. pļāvēji put pressure on the visitors' central defence 40 minutes into the game, but H. Pagniez couldn't find an opening. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 41 minutes, pļāvēji did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, G. Olofsson was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 1. pļāvēji's H. Henselmans was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 41 minutes. pļāvēji's R. Luckert tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. 44 minutes in, Boss's T. Chi received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. J. Sugiura was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so pļāvēji's A. Oleguer had to come off the bench. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by pļāvēji, with 54 percent of the ball.

After 54 minutes, Boss put themselves up 1 - 2, as S. Andrushko finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. After 70 minutes, pļāvēji switched P. Gottby with J. Funa, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, pļāvēji's G. Olofsson was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. I. Smagars was given a chance to change things around. The pļāvēji captaincy was handed to I. Smagars. The referee showed Boss's R. Vainšteins the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, A. Oleguer of pļāvēji spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Unfortunately for pļāvēji, H. Henselmans suffered a concussion after 76 minutes and had to be taken for tests. The coach had his head in his hands after realising he could not send a replacement onto the pitch, and the team had to continue a man short. pļāvēji had no available replacements when N. Vorkapić had to leave the game after 81 minutes because of a pulled tendon, leaving the team a man short. 82 minutes into the match, pļāvēji's J. Funa maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 2 - 2. 86 minutes into the game, H. Kacēns was a hair's breadth away from giving Boss the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by A. Oleguer saved the home team that time. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by pļāvēji, with 54 percent of the ball.

After the regular 90 minutes, the agony of extra time followed. pļāvēji's A. Nagorniak was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - H. Pagniez managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 3 - 2 after 91 minutes. Game over, pļāvēji win! The most dominating pļāvēji player was without a doubt M. Iglesia. C. Amanou was a disappointment, however. H. Kacēns performed admirably for Boss. On the other hand, K. Wolej's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 2.