Genfis 0 - 4 matchball (367411753)

Clouds darkened the skies at Peña de Abajo Arena as 29046 spectators turned up for the match. Miron Petsalnikos was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Geoff Vrancken and Alejandro Cortes. Genfis decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. Starters: Paz - Scognamillo, Flodgård, bin Hj Ehsan, Korsós - Kirsh, Kvarme, Lövell, Zawiślak, Verka - Melo.

matchball had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Lineup: Žabka - Antón, Konga - van Nimwegen, Parisotto, Collado, Onur, Olmedo - Canals, Praninskas, Bascuñana.

For their match strategy, Genfis had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. matchball took the lead 20 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. A. Canals was the scorer. Genfis's R. Zawiślak was shown a yellow card after 22 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 30 minutes A. Canals made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to E. Bascuñana who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 0 - 2. Some fine movement on the left led to a matchball goal after 31 minutes, making it 0 - 3. A. Canals was noted down as the scorer. At this point, it was obvious that the players of matchball lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. matchball's L. Praninskas got himself booked for a foul. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Scognamillo from Genfis a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 43 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 0 - 3 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to matchball, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

The home crowd cheered when, after 54 minutes, L. Praninskas's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. 75 minutes in, Genfis's A. Kvarme received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Genfis's G. Melo managed a superb strike from the left after 79 minutes that would have left goalkeeper P. Žabka without a chance, had it not hit the post. V. Olmedo received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 80 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 4. The matchball fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. matchball claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Most important Genfis player was S. Lövell. On the other hand, A. Paz's play was disheartening. matchball's top performer was clearly P. Žabka. However, E. van Nimwegen made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 4.