chupadj 1 - 2 Hostivař (366125307)

Clouds darkened the skies at LA BOMBONIERA as 21834 spectators turned up for the match. Ture Secher was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fredrik Hansson and Kenneth Vester Madsen. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Lombardia derby and the crowd was divided evenly. chupadj tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Bonotti - Giebner, Warchoł, Paunić, Kersmájer - Roberts, Adelørn, Schützenhof, Kearsey - Torre, Arcieri.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Hostivař. They fielded: Maraspin - Capaccioli, Iachelini, Battistella, Boitano - Zilocchi, Velino, Varenov, Verze, Dragoni - Razzini.

After 28 minutes Hostivař's I. Zilocchi contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. T. Bonotti looked great 30 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' T. Battistella. 31 minutes into the game, E. Roberts finished off a chupadj left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 0. 33 minutes into the game, chupadj seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Hostivař, with 57 percent of the ball.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of chupadj was able to get his message across, and raised chupadj's organisation to solid. The home team will be cursing R. Varenov 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 61 minutes. Hostivař had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 72 minutes in when A. Boitano came up alone against T. Bonotti who managed a block. After 77 minutes Hostivař tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, D. Razzini's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. The guests took the lead 82 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in N. Iachelini scoring to make it 1 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Hostivař, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

chupadj's top performer was clearly P. Schützenhof. On the other hand, T. Kersmájer's play was disheartening. Most important Hostivař player was R. Varenov. A. Maraspin on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 2.