Es Squad 5 - 1 ricky (375325588)

A scorching day at Tammo Arena, where 60914 spectators were in place for today's match. Albrecht Schlumpf was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kelly Schreiber and Ricardo Etxeberría. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Saint Catherine derby and the crowd was divided evenly. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Es Squad. They fielded: Iorio - Kadijk, Sasson, Sørensen - Tomasino, Drawz, Bråthen, Karniš, Breton - Diaconescu, Durand.

ricky had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Starters: Vandevenne - Regal, Kurbjuhn - Partein, Molaro, Welling, Švencbir, Broas - Mohamed, Kacperczyk, Jasiulewicz.

Es Squad saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Many thought A. Kadijk ought to have been awarded a penalty 8 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around K. Vandevenne after a determined run through the middle. 10 minutes in, Es Squad's A. Tomasino received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. It was obvious that Es Squad had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 18 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from A. Bråthen, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Es Squad to 2 - 0 as F. Diaconescu finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. With 36 minutes played, Es Squad's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to F. Diaconescu he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 3 - 0. M. Mohamed enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. 38 minutes into the game, ricky's attack got through on the right, but M. Mohamed couldn't handle the ball and his feeble kick wound up in the keeper's arms. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. Es Squad claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

Es Squad's F. Diaconescu increased the lead to 4 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 54 minutes. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for F. Diaconescu. By now, the players in Es Squad felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The away team improved the scoreline to 4 - 1, as M. Molaro struck home, set up well by a play on the left 73 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the game, Es Squad were awarded a penalty that E. Sasson turned into 5 - 1 without a problem. Possession in this half belonged to Es Squad, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

F. Diaconescu performed admirably for Es Squad. However, A. Kadijk made a disastrous appearance. Most important ricky player was M. Mohamed. On the other hand, K. Vandevenne's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 1.