ramon 3 - 7 Diabolico (220767371)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 60000 that came out to vv ramon Arena. Kalervo Tulisalmi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gustaw Piorunek and Fredrik Bokby. ramon had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Berciano - Abildgaard, Dolleris, Aeschbach - Bonfigli, Walker, Kneubühler, van Blitterswijk, Hallik - Zwolle, Muthanna.

Diabolico had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Jäggi - Fallot, Tillgård, Schmidberger - Runyon, Chasco, Elbrecht, Bruckmeier, Voertmann - Brussard, Philippi.

The sun seemed to put S. Brussard in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. After 12 minutes, M. Walker came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving ramon the lead. A well placed corner kick from R. Chasco was followed by K. Voertmann's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Diabolico, the score now 1 - 1. Diabolico took the lead 26 minutes into the game, making the score 1 - 2 after some elegant movement down the middle. R. Philippi was the scorer. Diabolico's S. Brussard left the field after 34 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was R. Lienhard. One of many good crosses from J. Runyon on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by R. Philippi, who scored for Diabolico. 1 - 3 ramon supporters cheered as good work down the right got the ball to M. Zwolle who reduced the visitors' lead after 41 minutes to 2 - 3. H. Dolleris of ramon received a yellow card after 44 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. With 45 minutes played, Diabolico put themselves up 2 - 4 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was R. Lienhard. It was 2 - 4 at the break. Diabolico had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

After 49 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for R. Lienhard who increased Diabolico's lead to 2 - 5. After 55 minutes, ramon used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. After 65 minutes, ramon used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. R. Chasco of Diabolico received a yellow card after 78 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The bench was restless, and with 80 minutes passed ramon's coach gave M. Carvoeiro the opportunity the player had been hoping for. H. Abildgaard reluctantly left the field. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Diabolico coach let H. van Dehn replace J. Runyon after 80 minutes. After 80 minutes, the Diabolico players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. It took several tries, but ramon managed to break through on the left after 81 minutes, getting the ball to M. Carvoeiro who easily reduced the lead to make the score 3 - 5. After 81 minutes, Diabolico's C. Fallot burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 3 - 6. The referee showed Diabolico's C. Fallot the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. M. Berciano's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for ramon, he bravely continued in the match. After 86 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as ramon found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to weak. Diabolico's R. Chasco missed a penalty shot 87 minutes into the contest. The shot produced was way too weak, allowing the keeper to collect it at his own leisure. After 90 minutes, Diabolico's R. Philippi burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 3 - 7. By then R. Philippi had scored three goals - a hat trick! By now, the players in Diabolico felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Diabolico had most of the ball, with 66 percent of possession.

ramon's top performer was clearly B. Kneubühler. R. Aeschbach turned in a dismal performance, however. R. Philippi performed admirably for Diabolico. H. van Dehn on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 7.