Superfigu 3 - 0 boys (367466399)

15386 spectators had come to Superfigu Arena this cloudy day. Bohuš Kobr was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Andy Bellin and Helmut Moldenhauer. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Superfigu. Lineup: Pretel Marín - Bossman, Appia, Carlsson - Zorrilla, Nevasalo, Schimpff, Neagu, Pérez García - Pando, Abraira.

boys had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. The following players took the field: Spiccia - Düring, Barlöwen, Hormaza, Kontulainen, Kolak - De Marco, Agăfiţei, Schreibvogel - Riepl, Haderer.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for boys. boys mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 9 minutes, but I. Haderer was unable to convert from short range. Superfigu fans held their breath as L. Neagu scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! Coming through the middle J. Kolak almost scored the equaliser for boys after 11 minutes, but Ó. Pretel Marín made an excellent save, tipping the awkwardly curled shot past the post. H. Abraira should probably have put his team up another goal after 13 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by F. Spiccia kept the visitors in the game. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Superfigu's G. Pando increasing the lead to 2 - 0. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Superfigu enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

The Superfigu players could smell victory in the air. G. Pando wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for G. Lavena after 46 minutes. H. Abraira was the new captain of Superfigu - handed the armband by the departing player. With 55 minutes played, Superfigu put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to R. Pérez García, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. G. Lavena of Superfigu was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. With 70 minutes played, the boys coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. D. Besoiu came on, M. Hormaza had to leave the fray. After 74 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by R. Pérez García might have resulted in another goal for Superfigu. However, F. Spiccia made a spectacular save. C. Schimpff left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 75 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. R. Niederhagen was the replacement. Superfigu's E. Bossman saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 82 minutes. Superfigu's E. Bossman was shown a yellow card after 83 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Superfigu's B. Appia swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. Superfigu claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Superfigu's top performer was clearly H. Abraira. On the other hand, Ó. Pretel Marín's play was disheartening. G. Riepl performed admirably for boys. P. Kontulainen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.