Primos_FC 3 - 2 Imaginarios (331859533)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1633 at Moon-palace today. Dário Mamede was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Pablo Sanz Delfa and Lukas Bachthaler. The match took place on neutral ground. Primos_FC started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Ležaja - Casanova, Bilardi - Pareja, Chemin, Alamos, Cardamone, Moyal - Buurstee, Marianowski, Ram de Montoro.

Imaginarios had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Mkwayi - Trung Tĩnh, Zadorin, Horta - Blancas, Antonaras, Kaçmaz, Yacobson, Concheddu - Puică, Machlowski.

Going for long shots seemed to be the strategy in use by Imaginarios. With 16 minutes played J. Ram de Montoro almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. G. Marianowski gave Primos_FC the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave E. Yacobson from Imaginarios a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 28 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 30 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Primos_FC found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to weak. The score became 2 - 0 at 31 minutes into the game, when Primos_FC were given a penalty which V. Bilardi blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! A. Machlowski had a lethal looking free kick that grazed the post after 39 minutes. The home crowd was silenced as A. Machlowski took a successful penalty shot 40 minutes into the game, reducing the home lead to 2 - 1. It was 2 - 1 at the break. Primos_FC had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

During the break, Primos_FC's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to passable organisation. Primos_FC's V. Bilardi struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 3 - 1 after 48 minutes. 58 minutes into the game, Primos_FC had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to poor. T. Casanova could have increased the lead after 63 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. A. Machlowski had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper V. Ležaja was simply unbeatable. After 79 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by Primos_FC was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. The visitors' right side was dangerous today; D. Puică made the home team's keeper look foolish as he easily reduced the lead to make it 3 - 2 80 minutes into the match. With 86 minutes gone, Primos_FC had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, J. Ram de Montoro did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. Primos_FC's A. Moyal was shown a yellow card after 86 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Imaginarios were forced into a substitution as A. Machlowski couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing J. Gatica to come in off the bench. Primos_FC enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

Primos_FC's top performer was clearly G. Marianowski. J. Ram de Montoro on the other hand, had a terrible day. D. Puică performed admirably for Imaginarios. J. Gatica turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 2.