TEAM 6 - 4 coperos (367419846)

17706 spectators had come to PCF TEAM Arena Stadium this cloudy day. Jenning Wolinski was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kazimierz Wach and Romicã Luca. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for TEAM. The following players took the field: Durling - Aguilar, Silfwerstrand, Csizmadia - Silva Pinho, Birtwistle, van der Reis, Hofkamp - Durbacã, Drejer, Velicia.

coperos decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. Lineup: Ranieri - Pintér, Zemskikh - Lelyukh, Kokott, Bennassar, Goumenos, Šoštarec - Scrimieri, Gorrite, Tayara.

TEAM clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. coperos used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. TEAM had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. S. Drejer gave TEAM the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 After 23 minutes, Á. Csizmadia put TEAM ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The home side's Á. Csizmadia came close to extending the lead 31 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but P. Ranieri managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. With 38 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, coperos showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 2 - 1 when F. Kokott got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. M. Silfwerstrand increased TEAM's lead to 3 - 1 with a penalty spot cannonball. Á. Csizmadia of TEAM received a yellow card after 40 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in TEAM's N. Durbacã increasing the lead to 4 - 1. At this point, it was obvious that the players of TEAM lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The guests got an opportunity to reduce after 43 minutes and À. Bennassar took it from the penalty spot, scoring easily for 4 - 2. TEAM's R. Velicia was shown a yellow card after 44 minutes for slicing down an opponent. M. Šoštarec's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for coperos, he bravely continued in the match. 4 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by coperos, with 52 percent of the ball.

After 51 minutes, M. Silfwerstrand sent the corner kick right to T. Hofkamp who headed it sharply past the keeper. 5 - 2! TEAM solidified their lead at the 59 minute mark, as R. Velicia dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 6 - 2. coperos were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. coperos were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 60 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to V. Scrimieri, who smashed it home to make the score 6 - 3. TEAM's P. Aguilar saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 68 minutes. Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their V. Scrimieri reduced the lead to make it 6 - 4 after 79 minutes, following a pass from the right. Possession in this half belonged to coperos, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Most important TEAM player was N. Durbacã. On the other hand, E. Silva Pinho's play was disheartening. L. Gorrite performed admirably for coperos. M. Šoštarec was a disappointment, however. The match ends 6 - 4.