bumchumbadback 2 - 1 myst (269380108)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 137500 had shown up at Ground of the rather large pumpkin people for the match. Tomek Gryczyński was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Beat Hauensteiner and Vasile Preda. The match took place on neutral ground. bumchumbadback had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Koutsomitras - Nogal, Domènec, Jokić - Killius, Hill, Moore, Tzemah, Cannon - Sunesson, Pijoan.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for myst. Lineup: Klissman - Klein, Sartori, Nogueira, Barralet - Mitchell, Funk, Furlong, Ballach - Vondel, Aggouridis.

For their match strategy, myst had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. 16 minutes into the game, A. Aggouridis almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. K. Nogal was in the clear after breaking the offside trap following a bumchumbadback counterattack from the left after 17 minutes. His neat finish made the score 1 - 0. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of bumchumbadback to 2 - 0 as Y. Tzemah finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The players of bumchumbadback now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Halftime score was 2 - 0. bumchumbadback had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

myst needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes H. Sartori made way for M. Facciolo. The referee showed bumchumbadback's C. Pijoan the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. M. Klein had a lethal looking free kick that grazed the post after 65 minutes. With 70 minutes played, the myst coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. H. Harris came on, C. Furlong had to leave the fray. D. Cannon left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 75 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. C. Zöld was the replacement. The bumchumbadback players could smell victory in the air. Y. Tzemah wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for I. Tangney after 75 minutes. After a short break after 75 minutes, bumchumbadback seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. C. Funk of myst seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 2 - 1 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by M. Klein. bumchumbadback's P. Hill saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 83 minutes. bumchumbadback enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

bumchumbadback's top performer was clearly Z. Koutsomitras. On the other hand, C. Zöld's play was disheartening. J. Ballach performed admirably for myst. M. Klein turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.