tango75 5 - 2 Torbole sc (366185442)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 21670 that came out to Ondaanomala. Péter Döme was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mehmet İzzet Gürsel and Sylwiusz Ginter. tango75 tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Wijnands - Barbedo, Na Sakhonnakhon, Lindfeldt - Rothenfluh, Aagaard, Mønster, Kettu - Salius, Buganov, Kolber.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Torbole sc. Lineup: Tomecki - Noel, Stafie, Eikelenboom - D'aviri, Woisetschläger, Buttner, Gulli, Vives - Gioacchini, Altenburger.

R. Wijnands looked great 28 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' M. Gulli. With 32 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as V. Kettu flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why M. Buttner found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Torbole sc were close to putting the equaliser away after 38 minutes as the opposing defence lost control of the ball to R. Eikelenboom in a scuffle towards the left of the goal, but in the end the ball was cleared over the dead ball line. The visitors' equaliser seemed sure to come after 39 minutes, following a one on one situation around the left hand side of the goal area, but R. Wijnands got the best of it, blocking the shot from N. Altenburger. Given a free kick close to the byline, Torbole sc tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let G. Gioacchini slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 1, 42 minutes into the game. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave N. Altenburger from Torbole sc a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 43 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! tango75's G. Buganov went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. 44 minutes into the game, M. D'aviri was a hair's breadth away from giving Torbole sc the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by R. Wijnands saved the home team that time. tango75 broke through on the left 44 minutes into the game, with T. Mønster firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. It was 2 - 1 at the break. Torbole sc enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

As the game started to slip away for Torbole sc, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 63 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when G. Gioacchini tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. With 70 minutes played, the Torbole sc coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. D. Contal came on, N. Noel had to leave the fray. With 71 minutes played, tango75 put themselves up 3 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to J. Salius, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. After 75 minutes, Torbole sc switched M. Buttner with F. Cioncolini, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The Torbole sc coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. tango75's M. Lindfeldt was shown a yellow card after 78 minutes for slicing down an opponent. With 82 minutes played, tango75's J. Salius almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. The visitors got a chance to pulling one back after 84 minutes, due to a defensive blunder leaving N. Altenburger completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side's keeper. Cheers filled the stadium as O. Kolber broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 1 to tango75. Confident in their lead, tango75's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The visitors got one back when M. D'aviri finished off a pass from the left and scored after 86 minutes. 4 - 2 was the score. tango75's M. Lindfeldt increased the lead to 5 - 2, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 88 minutes. Torbole sc claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

tango75's best player was J. Salius. C. Na Sakhonnakhon turned in a dismal performance, however. G. Gioacchini performed admirably for Torbole sc. E. Vives on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 2.