kanu 5 - 1 Kini (367523486)

Due to an all-day shower, 23499 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at telmodromo. Tamás Mata was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anders Foldgast and Neo Krysl. kanu started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Navarro - Núñez, Estruch, Iragorria, León Chacón - Reyes, Taivainen, Lascaris, Desclergues - Halcón, Jofre.

Kini decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. Lineup: Majerczyk - Halika, Valt, Nabaline, Rosener - Mega, Lasker, Aytan - Akarregi, Harterberg, Canamasas.

kanu saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Kini seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. The rain made it hard for players like S. Desclergues to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. With 6 minutes played, V. Lasker of Kini fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. kanu had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. 14 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for kanu was A. Halcón. A. Halcón of kanu received a yellow card after 15 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Kini were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. After 24 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after J. Harterberg made it through the middle and struck home to make it 1 - 1. When A. Halcón made yet another studs-first tackle after 26 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the kanu player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. P. Canamasas came close to putting the visiting team one up 33 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but M. Navarro managed to tip the ball to a corner. After 36 minutes Kini's O. Akarregi limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, J. Lascaris scored for kanu putting them ahead 2 - 1, after 39 minutes. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by kanu, with 58 percent of the ball.

kanu put in a good effort on the right, but R. León Chacón saw his volley fly wide of the mark 47 minutes into the game. With 57 minutes played, kanu put themselves up 3 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to J. Jofre, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. 67 minutes into the game, kanu's P. Reyes fired home from an incredible distance! We'll be seeing that on Xmas goal compilation DVDs for years to come! 4 - 1. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in kanu's R. León Chacón increasing the lead to 5 - 1. The coach of kanu was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 78 minutes, R. Solís came on for S. Desclergues. J. Lascaris was the new captain of kanu - handed the armband by the departing player. kanu claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

The most dominating kanu player was without a doubt J. Jofre. On the other hand, M. Navarro's play was disheartening. Most important Kini player was P. Canamasas. J. Majerczyk turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 1.