gone 2 - 4 Neslein (373948478)

Clouds darkened the skies at Colosseo as 19698 spectators turned up for the match. Agostinho Pedro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ulf Hartdahl and Gian Conino. gone started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Thurén - Diaz de León, Savina, van Assendelft - Gilsing, Kudelin, Naštický, Światłoń - Vianna, Heinler, Penzhorn.

Neslein decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Prem - Eilersen, Opel, Enghoff - Öztürk, Ferrer, Stanley, Hörnbo, Hofkens - Daelemans, Körtig.

4 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for gone to take the lead after a good cross from the right found M. Vianna alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 12 minutes that gave the visitors the 0 - 1 lead. Despite the controversy, G. Körtig struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. Due to some great work on the right wing gone's M. Vianna was able to even the score after 31 minutes to make the score 1 - 1. 1 - 2 was the score with 37 minutes played, after R. Stanley cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Neslein. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Neslein claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.

The crowd chanted their encouragement as gone's S. van Assendelft came in from the right after 49 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 2 - 2. Down the middle came G. Körtig, making a fantastic play that nearly had Neslein take the lead after 57 minutes, but N. Thurén preserved the tie. 67 minutes in, Neslein's G. Körtig received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The corner kick from G. Körtig was powerfully met by the head of H. Hörnbo to make the score 2 - 3. After 75 minutes, Neslein's G. Körtig burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 2 - 4. After 83 minutes of game time, R. Hofkens had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but N. Thurén was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Neslein, with 64 percent of the ball.

M. Vianna performed admirably for gone. S. van Assendelft on the other hand, had a terrible day. Neslein's top performer was clearly J. Daelemans. M. Eilersen was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 4.