markvmasters 1 - 0 Sachertorte (374667677)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 45143 at Ilmu Hitam today. Magnus Aune was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lance Boone and Jayse Farmer. markvmasters started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Ligtermoet - Baldacci, Devillers, Iódice - Mondino, Doucoure, Foi, Aksal, Vojnić - Ward, Enguix.

Sachertorte had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: 't Hart - Pizzolato, Harteveld, Hoeneveld, Lausberg - Govaert, Riezebos, van der Paar, Dhondt, Ryšavý - Ardata.

It was an obvious ambition of markvmasters to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Pressing was the tactic of the day for Sachertorte. Sachertorte's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Some things can only be learned through experience, and U. Aksal should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Sachertorte a goal with 7 minutes of the match played. markvmasters's M. Devillers got himself booked for a foul. In a fantastic display of determination, Sachertorte's R. 't Hart forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. G. Foi sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from M. Devillers after 27 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 0. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, G. Harteveld got himself booked. The manager of Sachertorte was not happy. A. Sousanis was called on to replace markvmasters's J. Enguix after 30 minutes following a nasty collision. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. markvmasters claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Sachertorte's I. Lausberg was shown a yellow card after 67 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Sachertorte pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Attacking on the wings was the choice for markvmasters, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. With 81 minutes played, markvmasters's A. Ward almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Possession in this half belonged to markvmasters, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

markvmasters's best player was P. Vojnić. A. Sousanis turned in a dismal performance, however. G. Dhondt performed admirably for Sachertorte. R. 't Hart on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.