Kilmarnock 3 - 1 And CF (367567605)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 18412 had shown up at Highlands Arena for the match. Albert Laubscher was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Davy Van Ackerbroeck and Timofey Polyanskiy. A 5-2-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Kilmarnock. They fielded: Buriánek - Rousson, González, Bardin, Osma, Knetsch - Pettersson, Dorca - Krikščiūnas, Pico, McFadden.

And CF tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Rovira - Fàbregas, Fillol, Sinitsyn - Dieye, Torrents, Abreu, Imbalzano, Oliván - Anastasi, Navales.

Kilmarnock were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 16 minutes into the game, M. Dieye had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. Kilmarnock earned themselves a free kick after a counterattack wasn't dealt with adequately by their opponents. S. González powered the shot in for 1 - 0. And CF were close to putting the equaliser away after 35 minutes as the opposing defence lost control of the ball to R. Imbalzano in a scuffle towards the left of the goal, but in the end the ball was cleared over the dead ball line. Kilmarnock played a good counterattacking move down the left 36 minutes into the match, with T. Pettersson finishing well for 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Kilmarnock lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 40 minutes into the game, G. Rousson finished off a Kilmarnock left wing counterattack, making the score 3 - 0. Halftime score was 3 - 0. And CF had most of the ball, with 84 percent of possession.

The away team improved the scoreline to 3 - 1, as R. Imbalzano struck home, set up well by a play on the left 57 minutes into the match. The visitors got a chance to pulling one back after 58 minutes, due to a defensive blunder leaving R. Imbalzano completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side's keeper. With 61 minutes played, À. Anastasi had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. With the clock showing 62 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Kilmarnock resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by R. Krikščiūnas in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. À. Anastasi of And CF received a yellow card after 69 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The crowd roared its approval when S. Buriánek somehow managed to block a shot which seemed to be a certain goal by And CF's A. Navales 76 minutes into the game. And CF enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 84 percent of possession.

The most dominating Kilmarnock player was without a doubt S. McFadden. On the other hand, T. Pettersson's play was disheartening. Most important And CF player was À. Anastasi. However, G. Oliván made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.