Falcons 6 - 1 Čáslavice (365867777)

34000 fans braved the pouring rain at The Falcons Nest. David Edvinsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ezequiel Vázquez and Ronan Richwardsen. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Falcons. The following players took the field: Azevedo - Páleník, Hašek, Liponi - Maštalíř, Llosa, Dommergaard, Prestandrea, Moran - Mujica, Esseling.

Čáslavice tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Stoica - Sempert, Slavchev, Jagła - Volais, Rougier, Bittrich, Landerie, Ravid - Parkin, Ponticelli.

Underestimation of the opposition made Falcons players perform way below their normal capacity. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Čáslavice. Falcons took the lead 14 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as M. Prestandrea elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. M. Prestandrea didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. The home team will be cursing T. Landerie for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 24 minutes. Falcons took the lead after 32 minutes as a result of M. Esseling's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 2 - 1. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Falcons scored another to make it 3 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for A. Moran after 33 minutes. Falcons had to make a substitution after 36 minutes. I. Liponi limped off the field and was replaced by M. Grønholdt. It was 3 - 1 at the break. Falcons had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Falcons made it 4 - 1 as O. Páleník got a touch to the floated corner kick and flicked the ball to M. Prestandrea who whipped a low drive in off the far post. The Falcons players could smell victory in the air. V. Maštalíř wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for P. Goethijn after 69 minutes. M. Llosa slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. A. Mujica increased the lead for Falcons to 5 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! After this, you could see that the players of Falcons were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 81 minutes into the game, M. Grønholdt had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came K. Fürstenwärther. The home side's A. Mujica came close to extending the lead 82 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but G. Stoica managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Falcons to 6 - 1 as A. Moran finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, L. Hašek got himself booked. The manager of Falcons was not happy. Falcons enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

M. Esseling performed admirably for Falcons. K. Fürstenwärther was a disappointment, however. Čáslavice's top performer was clearly G. Parkin. However, G. Stoica made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 1.