Beethoven 1 - 2 inagguato (366239546)

12000 spectators had found their way to Far Far Away, despite the heavy rain. Hermut Zerkall was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anders Kvernmo and Fridtjof Hansen. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Lombardia derby and the crowd was divided evenly. Beethoven tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Alcover - Harlind Aagaard, Chugunnikov, Weyts - Dzelzis, Puelinckx, Ilay, Drouin - Firszt, Hackler, Ulmeanu.

inagguato started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Destefano - Boucaut, Płaskoń, Saenz - Anedda, Vidič, Niglio, Gambineri, Lo Grasso - Salas, Alkio.

inagguato saw most attack opportunities on the wings. V. Chugunnikov caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 10 minutes. This gave Beethoven the 1 - 0 lead. F. Trohe was called on to replace Beethoven's I. Hackler after 12 minutes following a nasty collision. The visitors kept the pressure on to tie the game when, after 25 minutes, W. Niglio broke through the centre and found himself alone with the keeper. J. Alcover made a great block, though. With 37 minutes played, the visitors almost levelled the score. I. Vidič shot a hard curved free kick, striking the post. Beethoven's K. Firszt had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 38 minutes having been played. A. Piconese was the replacement. Halftime score was 1 - 0. inagguato claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

inagguato made it 1 - 1 as Q. Salas got a touch to the floated corner kick and flicked the ball to W. Niglio who whipped a low drive in off the far post. E. Lo Grasso came close to putting the visiting team one up 64 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but J. Alcover managed to tip the ball to a corner. W. Niglio of inagguato was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when K. Boucaut was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 77 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! The referee showed inagguato's D. Anedda the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Players in inagguato heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. 80 minutes into the game, C. Gambineri had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. inagguato's T. Alkio could have put the guests one up after 82 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but J. Alcover was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. The visiting T. Alkio was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 83 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 1 - 2 was the score. 84 minutes were showing on the scoreboard when inagguato's W. Niglio received his second yellow card and was sent off. The inagguato captaincy was handed to Q. Salas. inagguato enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

Most important Beethoven player was M. Ulmeanu. A. Piconese was a disappointment, however. inagguato's top performer was clearly T. Alkio. On the other hand, J. Saenz's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.