risko 3 - 3 Fast (365253834)

Dark skies made the crowd of 46417 at Eagle's Nest a little nervous, but the rain held off. Eduardo Irarraín was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anthony Uwa and Uğur Boğ. risko tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Yaşmut - Scagliarini, Gadella, Hristov, Somersola - Tolfsen, Radišić, Fáy, Mroczek - Jakobsen, Górecki.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Fast. The following players had been chosen: Schiavo - Vallieri, Golianek, Urban - Drakbratt, Bartyik, Tither, Poss, Bougon - Jaksender, Oană.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for risko. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, A. Górecki scored for risko putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 4 minutes. Coming through the middle K. Bartyik almost scored the equaliser for Fast after 5 minutes, but E. Yaşmut made an excellent save, tipping the awkwardly curled shot past the post. Things were deteriorating for the away team as risko scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for A. Tolfsen after 11 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of risko lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. With 21 minutes played, A. Górecki of risko fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. risko had to make a substitution after 22 minutes. A. Górecki limped off the field and was replaced by J. Sumera. Fast's A. Drakbratt placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but K. Urban couldn't finish. Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their E. Jaksender reduced the lead to make it 2 - 1 after 31 minutes, following a pass from the right. Fast were close to putting the equaliser away after 32 minutes as the opposing defence lost control of the ball to A. Drakbratt in a scuffle towards the left of the goal, but in the end the ball was cleared over the dead ball line. The crowd was silenced 36 minutes into the match as the visiting team's B. Bougon came in from the left, levelling the score to 2 - 2. Fast's P. Golianek was shown a yellow card after 37 minutes for slicing down an opponent. M. Mroczek was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so risko's M. Ferrini had to come off the bench. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 2. Fast enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

52 minutes in, Fast's K. Bartyik received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The home keeper expected a move to the right, but E. Jaksender surprised him with a free kick aimed the other way 56 minutes into the match. 2 - 3 for Fast. 57 minutes into the game, Fast worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. 58 minutes into the game, F. Jakobsen finished off a risko left wing counterattack, making the score 3 - 3. 62 minutes into the game, risko wanted to bring some new energy to their game. F. Jakobsen gave M. Myśliwiec a quick hug as he left the field. Possession in this half belonged to Fast, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.

L. Gadella performed admirably for risko. E. Yaşmut was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Fast player was without a doubt E. Oană. K. Urban on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 3.