DinoSennin 5 - 3 Pociolotti (366146788)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 14154 at Arena Pain today. Per Hansen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vilmaris Baltrukėnas and Michail Taflampas. DinoSennin decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Dağlı - Appia, Schaut, Windelsbleiche - Sølvhøj, Byriel, Batista, Faeh, Gorski - Ditmar, Karaaslan.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Pociolotti. The following players took the field: Junghans - Nalesso, Ibáñez, Garliński - Mszyca, Keij, Tausendsasser, Saloniemi, García de Olalla - Månland, Gabrielsen.

Pociolotti had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 14 minutes in when P. Gabrielsen came up alone against M. Dağlı who managed a block. DinoSennin had a magnificent opportunity after 15 minutes as N. Batista hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. Pociolotti took the lead after 21 minutes making the score 0 - 1. K. Saloniemi placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. 25 minutes into the game, S. Karaaslan came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. E. Appia of DinoSennin received a yellow card after 28 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The DinoSennin free kick 31 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of E. Appia, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 1! Pociolotti took the lead after K. Saloniemi curved a free kick into the net. 1 - 2 Halftime score was 1 - 2. DinoSennin enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

A tussle 57 minutes into the match resulted in a penalty being awarded to the home team and S. Karaaslan put the ball into the back of the net without any difficulty. That tied the score up at 2 - 2. DinoSennin fans held their breath as L. Gorski scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 3 - 2! 75 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 3 - 3 as P. García de Olalla struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, D. Windelsbleiche scored for DinoSennin putting them ahead 4 - 3, after 76 minutes. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. N. Faeh squirmed through their central defence after 77 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 3. At this point, it was obvious that the players of DinoSennin lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Possession in this half belonged to DinoSennin, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

DinoSennin's top performer was clearly P. Byriel. However, E. Appia made a disastrous appearance. Pociolotti's best player was B. Mszyca. B. Nalesso on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 3.