Kočevje 2 - 1 just_one (367042966)

The 54053 spectators at GAJ Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Daniel Klanglind was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alejandro Del Rosal and Gunnar Salling. Kočevje started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Bierl - Perkat, Paravagna, Lagutenko, Drljepan - Backx, Larocque, Kullenin - dos Anjos, Henriksson, Törnling.

just_one had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Linha - Severijns, Fuentes, Guénot - Radu, Langenau, Rogers, Lenné, Godena - Sheehy, Hozta.

just_one immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. The pressing tactics used by just_one were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. The referee showed just_one's V. Radu the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Kočevje, as B. Henriksson left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. L. Plard took his place on the field. F. Törnling caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 30 minutes. This gave Kočevje the 1 - 0 lead. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. just_one enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

51 minutes into the game, D. Lenné had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came C. Mansilla. T. Linha was handed the just_one captain's armband. 57 minutes in, Kočevje's J. Kullenin received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Ž. Bratina was called on to replace Kočevje's M. Larocque after 68 minutes following a nasty collision. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, F. Drljepan took over the role of being the Kočevje captain. L. Langenau found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. S. Severijns came close to levelling the score 75 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. V. Paravagna squirmed through their central defence after 76 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. A well placed corner kick from I. Godena was followed by C. Hozta's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for just_one, the score now 2 - 1. just_one mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 82 minutes, but M. Fuentes was unable to convert from short range. Possession in this half belonged to Kočevje, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

Most important Kočevje player was F. Törnling. R. Bierl on the other hand, had a terrible day. just_one's top performer was clearly L. Langenau. However, C. Mansilla made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.