funebreros 2 - 1 Unico (375304982)

35438 punters turned up at Los funebreros de Fl Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Robert Zuev was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ferruccio Vestuti and Matthias Björker. funebreros tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Britz - Winkler-Kruse, Šinkora, Shareef - Christanda, Davidsson, Vale, Menge, Holmes - Bescós, Dohn.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Unico. The following players took the field: Ciscato - Van Helvert, Chaffard, Prado, Bieszke - Stuhr-Ellegaard, Abregu, Battistella, Rodríguez - Rodriguez, Hayme.

With 22 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. K. Chaffard put the ball away for 0 - 1. E. Hayme looked to be heading one way when he unexpectedly passed the ball to O. Stuhr-Ellegaard. The move caught everyone off-guard, including his teammate, who panicked and kicked the ball out of play by accident. After 36 minutes of play, B. Dohn evened things up for funebreros with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 1 - 1. funebreros's F. Winkler-Kruse got himself booked for a foul. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when S. Bieszke was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 39 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! funebreros had a chance to take the lead after F. Winkler-Kruse's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 41 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. funebreros had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

65 minutes into the game, E. Hayme almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Many thought M. Šinkora ought to have been awarded a penalty 76 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around P. Ciscato after a determined run through the middle. funebreros took the lead 86 minutes into the match after a magnificent free kick by B. Dohn that made the score 2 - 1. The Unico coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. As the game started to slip away for Unico, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. funebreros claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

funebreros's best player was B. Dohn. On the other hand, S. Holmes's play was disheartening. The most dominating Unico player was without a doubt H. Rodriguez. S. Bieszke was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.