jaestá 2 - 1 Coimbra (370826798)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 12790 that came out to Kawasaki stadium. Brian van Tongeren was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Xaver Peiß and Stanisław Czarnota. jaestá started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. They fielded: Montal - Iamele, Bauman, Hubbard, Mujica - Burguete, Tayşı, Zinghini, Trochimiak, Mkhalee - Chiodini.

Coimbra had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Cabanillas - Rautenberg, Cornaglia, van der Feen - Nikopolidis, Simola, da Silva, Rask, Bozhkov - Lonien, Walter-Offenbach.

jaestá immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. It was an obvious ambition of Coimbra to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. The sun seemed to put F. Zinghini in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. After 6 minutes, Coimbra 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 O. Walter-Offenbach, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 0 - 1. A well placed corner kick from L. Iamele was followed by J. Bauman's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for jaestá, the score now 1 - 1. jaestá's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. 40 minutes into the game jaestá managed a counterattack, but F. Chiodini took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. jaestá claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

jaestá took the lead 63 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as T. Trochimiak elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. jaestá's L. Iamele was shown a yellow card after 76 minutes for slicing down an opponent. jaestá's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Coming through the middle D. van der Feen almost scored the equaliser for Coimbra after 83 minutes, but A. Montal made an excellent save, tipping the awkwardly curled shot past the post. A great save by keeper I. Cabanillas after 85 minutes kept the visitors in the game after F. Chiodini struck from the left with a real cannonball. Possession in this half belonged to jaestá, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

The most dominating jaestá player was without a doubt F. Chiodini. M. Burguete on the other hand, had a terrible day. A. da Silva performed admirably for Coimbra. F. Rask was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.