volamiopony 4 - 3 Lacona (250216698)

27050 punters turned up at paperopoli, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Aritz Ascariz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ludwig Poelman and Henri Rossignol. volamiopony had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Bhandari - Lóránt, Peleška, Ruiz - Vedersø, Frączak, Bank, Niewiarowski, Sperlings - Rinnooy Kan, Rashkovski.

Lacona started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Bychek - Aidonis, Hernández, Dessì - Vaaranen, Gabriš, Kulić, Sarracanta - Guglielmi, McGinn, Silva Ramos.

Lacona tried to focus their attacks down the middle. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 10 minutes allowed E. McGinn to score for Lacona. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. The crowd was on its feet 37 minutes into the match, as volamiopony's A. Rashkovski found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser. After 39 minutes, volamiopony were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. W. Sperlings did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. With 41 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as K. Niewiarowski flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. J. Rinnooy Kan could have put volamiopony up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 42 minutes. The referee showed Lacona's U. Guglielmi the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by volamiopony, with 59 percent of the ball.

48 minutes into the match, Lacona's J. Vaaranen popped up from nowhere, cheekily stole the ball off an opposition player and scored. 2 - 2. The coach of volamiopony wanted to try to change things around after 48 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. The visiting I. Hernández was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 78 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 2 - 3 was the score. The crowd chanted their encouragement as volamiopony's L. Vedersø came in from the right after 80 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 3 - 3. B. Sapienza was called on to replace Lacona's N. Kulić after 83 minutes following a nasty collision. After 83 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by volamiopony was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. volamiopony made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left A. Lóránt completely alone with keeper V. Bychek, who made a spectacular block. volamiopony's A. Rashkovski refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 87 minutes. volamiopony had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

With the scores being level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. 95 minutes into the match and the home team took a 4 - 3 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for volamiopony was T. Frączak. This put an end to extra time, making volamiopony the winners. volamiopony's best player was K. Niewiarowski. On the other hand, H. Peleška's play was disheartening. Lacona's top performer was clearly E. McGinn. I. Hernández was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 3.