Eargasm 1 - 4 rivendell (367344353)

A scorching day at Panic...At The Stadium!, where 30216 spectators were in place for today's match. Sílvio Castelo Preto was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Martynas Bachovas and Ali Kuenstler. Eargasm had chosen a strategic 4-3-3 formation. They fielded: Blanco - Abidi, van der Vegt, Marsh, Stanisławiak - Ranocchi, Köllerer, Vujkov - Zelzer, Salazar, Karadag.

rivendell tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Espadañero - Silvino, Cabarrús, Maniez - Capritti, Wilstra, Valencina, Fuster, Cuartas - Fregni, Matinlassi.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Eargasm. rivendell were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. S. Wilstra's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 4 minutes into the match left rivendell's M. Fregni completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, rivendell's F. Cuartas somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for M. Fregni, who struck for 0 - 2. After this, you could see that the players of rivendell were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 30 minutes into the game, rivendell worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. After the ball was lifted in from the left, K. Matinlassi was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 31 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. With 32 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Eargasm resulted in a counterattack that set R. Köllerer free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. After 41 minutes of game time, G. Valencina had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but T. Blanco was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by rivendell, with 87 percent of the ball.

It was obvious that rivendell had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. rivendell increased their lead after 68 minutes when A. Silvino broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. The coach of rivendell was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 69 minutes, V. Salmen came on for G. Valencina. An amazing free kick flew past the home keeper 72 minutes into the match, putting rivendell ahead 0 - 4. K. Maniez was the scorer. F. Cuartas didn't pace himself at all, and after a series of daring offensive runs he was too tired to help out in the defensive play. rivendell came close to extending their lead as M. Cabarrús delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 76 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. Eargasm mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 77 minutes, but O. Salazar was unable to convert from short range. Attacking on the wings was the choice for rivendell, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. G. Zelzer was in the clear after breaking the offside trap following a Eargasm counterattack from the left after 82 minutes. His neat finish made the score 1 - 4. Eargasm's counterattacks created a good chance for O. Salazar on the right after 84 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. M. Fregni left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 89 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. I. Akeret was the replacement. Content with how the game was proceeding, the rivendell coach let J. Lejeune replace K. Maniez after 89 minutes. The bench was restless, and with 89 minutes passed Eargasm's coach gave T. Jodaitis the opportunity the player had been hoping for. O. Salazar reluctantly left the field. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, T. Karadag took over the role of being the Eargasm captain. With 89 minutes played, the Eargasm coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. C. Ruthner came on, R. Köllerer had to leave the fray. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Eargasm's G. Zelzer was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 89 minutes. F. Santinello was given a chance to change things around. Possession in this half belonged to rivendell, who controlled the ball 82 percent of the time.

Most important Eargasm player was T. Blanco. T. Jodaitis on the other hand, had a terrible day. A. Silvino performed admirably for rivendell. On the other hand, I. Akeret's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 4.