IAGOUAROS 0 - 4 Chatzimihaliakos (365761128)

18666 spectators had come to Jaguar Arena this cloudy day. Hanno Sandmann was the appointed referee with assistance provided by John Kovacs and Massimo Corazza. IAGOUAROS started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Monteiro Pereira - Gramunt, Virágh, Llontop - Bugdol, Kogan, Rep, Smolyar, Mojsa - Păunescu, Falkensee.

Chatzimihaliakos had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Mejer Larsen - Machaidze, Grivot, Pasternack - Göktürk, Usachev, Klocek, Widerin - Liedblad, Groels, Bubueci.

Underestimation of the opposition made Chatzimihaliakos players perform way below their normal capacity. IAGOUAROS tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Chatzimihaliakos used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 27 minutes into the match, and I. Liedblad wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. With 33 minutes played, Chatzimihaliakos put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was G. Bubueci. The cannonball from 35 metres by I. Machaidze of Chatzimihaliakos was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. After 42 minutes, the defensive line of IAGOUAROS created a counterattack through the middle that gave M. Mojsa a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. I. Liedblad received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 43 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 3. The Chatzimihaliakos fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. Confident in their lead, Chatzimihaliakos's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 0 - 3 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Chatzimihaliakos, with 53 percent of the ball.

B. Rep challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 58 minutes into the game as he went for a through ball. But, as so many times before, the guests' defensive efforts got the best of it. N. Göktürk's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert I. Liedblad was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for Chatzimihaliakos. 0 - 4. At that, I. Liedblad was noted down for a hat trick! Chatzimihaliakos players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. I. Liedblad came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over J. Monteiro Pereira but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Pasternack from Chatzimihaliakos a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 70 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After the ball was lifted in from the left, I. Liedblad was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 74 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. E. Virágh did everything he could to get one back for his IAGOUAROS, but keeper L. Mejer Larsen denied him with a spectacular block. Chatzimihaliakos had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Most important IAGOUAROS player was L. Falkensee. D. Bugdol was a disappointment, however. Chatzimihaliakos's top performer was clearly I. Liedblad. On the other hand, B. Grivot's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 4.