fnac 8 - 0 Valentins (370526576)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and empire stadium of fnac saw a crowd turnout of 14392. Philippe Menu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Thomas Rawald and Tobias Mörnstrand. fnac had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Lupo - Bogman, Jeppesen, Meli, Mizzi - Dötzschen, Lanier, Pérez, Markoyiannakis - Pinto, Menéndez.

Valentins decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Tachon - Derveaux, Lacroux, Ingrand, André - Lebihan, Bonnin, Véron, Chirat - Bernon, Feuvrier.

The strategy for fnac was to use their ability to press. The referee showed fnac's S. Menéndez the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A foul after 7 minutes resulted in a free kick. S. Menéndez cannonballed it, giving the home team the lead 1 - 0. fnac were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 11 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by S. Menéndez. 2 - 0 for the home side. The players of fnac now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in fnac's N. Jeppesen increasing the lead to 3 - 0. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. F. Meli squirmed through their central defence after 19 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 0. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by fnac, with 72 percent of the ball.

Valentins's A. Lacroux was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 49 minutes. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of fnac to 5 - 0 as F. Meli finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The fnac players could smell victory in the air. C. Pinto wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for T. van der Woert after 70 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the fnac coach let U. Loberg replace H. Dötzschen after 75 minutes. The pressing tactics used by fnac were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. G. Bogman increased the lead for fnac to 6 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! After 77 minutes, fnac sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached B. Pérez, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 7 - 0. The fnac free kick 84 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of N. Jeppesen, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 8 - 0! Possession in this half belonged to fnac, who controlled the ball 73 percent of the time.

fnac's top performer was clearly S. Menéndez. M. Lupo on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Valentins player was T. Chirat. R. Tachon was a disappointment, however. The match ends 8 - 0.