Tornado 3 - 2 Player (370788782)

It had rained all day, but 26922 hardy fans still made it out to Tornado stadium. Gonzalo Waisman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Matias Davidovits and Johnny Aloisi. Tornado started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Roniger - San Cucufate, Fioretti, Torgal - Forgione, Kogara, Goetschmann, Polić-Kamov, Videira - Alves, Beggio.

Player decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Lenouvel - Ertaşgün, Stounberg, Vírik - Mundschenk, Kärrholt, Guillot, Wajman, Rambaldo - Vienovirta, Ogle.

Today, Tornado's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The wings were the focus of most of Player's attacks today. Many thought F. Forgione ought to have been awarded a penalty 18 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around A. Lenouvel after a determined run through the middle. With 22 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. T. Ogle put the ball away for 0 - 1. It was obvious that Player had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. With 32 minutes played, Player put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was N. Rambaldo. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit C. Videira just fine. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, Ľ. Vírik would have put Player up another goal 36 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Tornado, with 56 percent of the ball.

L. Alves, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. Tornado's fans were urging them forward as they tried to get back into the game, and their vocal support was rewarded 72 minutes into the match as L. Alves ran onto a beautiful ball played through the visitors' defence and slotted it past the keeper to reduce the deficit. 1 - 2. The referee showed Player's H. Mundschenk the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Tornado put pressure on the visitors' central defence 77 minutes into the game, but G. Goetschmann couldn't find an opening. 80 minutes into the match, Tornado's A. Beggio maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 2 - 2. Tornado broke through on the left 81 minutes into the game, with C. Videira firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 3 - 2 lead. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. San Cucufate from Tornado a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 82 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Tornado enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

Tornado's best player was G. Goetschmann. However, C. Videira made a disastrous appearance. Player's top performer was clearly M. Vienovirta. On the other hand, A. Lenouvel's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 2.