NewTeam10 6 - 4 Krt (366275174)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 18899 at Guido Biondi today. Jorge Malo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ingolf Schüpbach and Marek Kotouč. NewTeam10 decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Olofsson - Krtek, Mohné, Tonga - Kozel, Giordano, Nantes, Saranello, Randla - Praderio, Zazula.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Krt. Starters: Stibernitz - Gril, Milojković, Caravéo - Taucher, Mortensen, Deiana, Montins - Tordoya, Iñigo-Ruiz, Díaz.

It was an obvious ambition of NewTeam10 to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Attacking on the wings was the choice for NewTeam10, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. NewTeam10 fans held their breath as O. Randla scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! The visitors kept the pressure on to tie the game when, after 33 minutes, T. Montins broke through the centre and found himself alone with the keeper. A. Olofsson made a great block, though. After 37 minutes, NewTeam10 raised their score by one when K. Kozel's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by S. Praderio. 2 - 0. NewTeam10 put themselves up 3 - 0 when B. Saranello broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. M. Tonga increased the lead for NewTeam10 to 4 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! The corner kick from R. Caravéo was powerfully met by the head of E. Iñigo-Ruiz to make the score 4 - 1. NewTeam10 were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. NewTeam10 managed to extend their lead to 5 - 1 when K. Mohné cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. After this, you could see that the players of NewTeam10 were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. The referee showed Krt's O. Milojković the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A loud groan was heard from the fans of NewTeam10, as M. Giordano left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. G. Arlotti took his place on the field. The NewTeam10 captaincy was handed to R. Nantes. T. Taucher made one of his many fine passes from the wing into the middle 44 minutes into the match. E. Iñigo-Ruiz bravely attempted to execute a diving header and the ball was met firmly with his forehead for Krt. 5 - 2. The home team's fans were not happy with the visitors' R. Caravéo's great free kick that resulted in Krt reducing the score to 5 - 3. 5 - 3 was the score after the first half. NewTeam10 claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

Still ahead in the game after 46 minutes, NewTeam10 made some tactical adjustments. O. Randla and K. Kozel swapped positions. NewTeam10 had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. NewTeam10 put in a good effort on the right, but S. Praderio saw his volley fly wide of the mark 51 minutes into the game. Krt were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 52 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to A. Tordoya, who smashed it home to make the score 5 - 4. The NewTeam10 players could smell victory in the air. O. Randla wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for A. Cannaruolo after 60 minutes. Krt had a chance to level the score as R. Caravéo suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. Content with how the game was proceeding, the NewTeam10 coach let L. Saathoff replace S. Praderio after 70 minutes. Krt's T. Montins was shown a yellow card after 76 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Krt's right side looked dangerous 82 minutes in, but A. Olofsson made a good save on G. Díaz's hard shot to the top corner. With 83 minutes played, NewTeam10's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to G. Krtek he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 6 - 4. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by NewTeam10, with 53 percent of the ball.

Most important NewTeam10 player was B. Saranello. A. Olofsson on the other hand, had a terrible day. Krt's top performer was clearly E. Iñigo-Ruiz. On the other hand, R. Caravéo's play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 4.