İSTANBUL 3 - 1 Football (373458255)

29718 spectators had come to BOĞAZİÇİ STADI this cloudy day. José Marcelo Duvauchelle was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nicolás Enrique Storani and Beorn Kroeske. İSTANBUL decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players took the field: Girão - Sauval, Labbé, Echavarria - Wechselberger, Tapia, Roslind, Eriksen - Roccato, Caggiano Cruz, Covarrubias.

A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Football. Lineup: Marques - Hochmuth, Alegre, Armandi, Sacconi, Chevrollier - Politiko, Andersson, Verze, Del Gaudio - Rajković.

İSTANBUL fans held their breath as M. Caggiano Cruz scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! İSTANBUL solidified their lead at the 23 minute mark, as M. Caggiano Cruz dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. İSTANBUL had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

After 46 minutes, Football switched E. Verze with I. Ledermann, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The bench was restless, and with 62 minutes passed Football's coach gave R. Larsson the opportunity the player had been hoping for. V. Politiko reluctantly left the field. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in İSTANBUL's M. Caggiano Cruz increasing the lead to 3 - 0. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for M. Caggiano Cruz. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Football's S. Rajković was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 75 minutes. D. Diklić was given a chance to change things around. The cannonball from 35 metres by F. Tapia of İSTANBUL was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. P. Chevrollier's lack of experience almost gave İSTANBUL a goal after 85 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. Football reduced the lead after 87 minutes to 3 - 1 as D. Diklić easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. With 88 minutes played, E. Covarrubias could have brought this one home for İSTANBUL as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Football almost scored after a counterattack 89 minutes into the match, but C. Sacconi took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. 89 minutes into the game, Football's attack got through on the right, but I. Ledermann couldn't handle the ball and his feeble kick wound up in the keeper's arms. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by İSTANBUL, with 53 percent of the ball.

The most dominating İSTANBUL player was without a doubt F. Tapia. A. Girão was a disappointment, however. Most important Football player was I. Ledermann. C. Sacconi on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.