ultrasliberi 3 - 2 Arrancar (366141277)

It had rained all day, but 30161 hardy fans still made it out to Mentalità Ultras. Nikodimos Ampelakos was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nick Smallman and Peter Haelterman. ultrasliberi tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Slåen - Puttkamer, De Canck, Mparaklis - Gambogi, de Wijk, Mulazzani, Rigato, Constant - Ayala, Forchir.

Arrancar had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. They fielded: Sáinz Diez - Frade, Gandra - Spiekermann, Dorrego, Feiticeiro, Srdanović, Carafa - Gjengstø, Valentini, Maluli.

ultrasliberi tried to focus their attacks down the middle. It was an obvious ambition of Arrancar to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit M. Mulazzani just fine. S. Maluli had a good try after 42 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. Arrancar's T. Dorrego was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 43 minutes. It was a bad day for the usually speedy C. Constant. The mud seemed to slow him down. 0 - 1 was the score with 44 minutes played, after S. Maluli cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Arrancar. ultrasliberi's G. Forchir got himself booked for a foul. S. Maluli was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Arrancar's S. Martín del Campo had to come off the bench. After 44 minutes, Arrancar's P. Gjengstø burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. The home team's supporters got excited again when G. Forchir broke through the visitors' central defence and caught their keeper off guard, making it 1 - 2. 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to ultrasliberi, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

The referee showed ultrasliberi's N. Ayala the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 64 minutes into the game, R. Srdanović had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Szalai. N. Gambogi fired a shot from distance after 71 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for ultrasliberi. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, S. Martín del Campo would have put Arrancar up another goal 72 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. ultrasliberi were awarded a penalty with 75 minutes played, and C. De Canck made no mistake as he effortlessly slotted the equaliser home. 2 - 2. N. Ayala gave ultrasliberi the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 3 - 2 ultrasliberi's A. Mparaklis was shown a yellow card after 80 minutes for slicing down an opponent. ultrasliberi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

G. Forchir performed admirably for ultrasliberi. C. Constant was a disappointment, however. Arrancar's top performer was clearly L. Valentini. J. Sáinz Diez on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 2.