solarix 3 - 1 DRADAGO (365280339)

The 40339 fans in attendance at solarix Arena were roasting in the hot sun. Agustín Estevané was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Janusz Popiński and Tristan Van Droogenbroeck. solarix decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. Starters: Messina - Serra, Grigore, Cioran, Wagenaer - Rosenberger-Dörsching, Portero, Bella, Botez, Thongsawat - Paraschiv.

DRADAGO started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Macherzyński - Głąbowski, Musat, Samartín - Sánchez, Pike, Siti, Zelenčík, Ambrosius - Nijhof, Kolba.

solarix saw most attack opportunities on the wings. F. Kolba had a good try after 3 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. After 10 minutes, DRADAGO 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. N. Nijhof did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave F. Kolba from DRADAGO a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 16 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! B. Ambrosius enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. It was obvious that solarix had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. solarix took the lead after 37 minutes as a result of T. Rosenberger-Dörsching's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to solarix, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

G. Wagenaer wanted to play on, but the solarix coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 55 minutes into the game by N. Tocaci. 74 minutes into the game DRADAGO's F. Kolba found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 1 - 1. After 74 minutes, the solarix coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving J. Thongsawat off the field. M. Duicu took his place. The coach of solarix wanted to try to change things around after 74 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. After 74 minutes, the solarix coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. solarix were awarded a penalty after 81 minutes of play, but J. Serra's shot skimmed just wide. With 86 minutes played, J. Serra of solarix fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. solarix had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 88 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from J. Serra, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. solarix were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. solarix put themselves up 3 - 1 when E. Grigore broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. solarix enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

S. Portero performed admirably for solarix. However, N. Tocaci made a disastrous appearance. DRADAGO's top performer was clearly F. Kolba. On the other hand, N. Macherzyński's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.