Fumaça F.C 3 - 3 Struts (375961629)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 60153 to La Fumaceira. Dotan Ohana was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Andrei Romaniuc and Alberto Casado. Fumaça F.C decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Stridbo - Krzewski, Hallgren - Fláquer, Buliński, Stoynov, Fonseca, Muraru - Diniz Neto, Geisler, Arpoador.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Struts. Starters: Ortega - Corrias, Glécio, Luz - Wixinger, Garbereiter, Cecchini, Korpelainen, Góis - Fekiač, Redd.

Struts were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 20 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Fumaça F.C to take the lead after a good cross from the right found C. Arpoador alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. Fumaça F.C took the lead 25 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as A. Stoynov elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. After 26 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by M. Góis. J. Redd came close to putting the visiting team one up 29 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but R. Stridbo managed to tip the ball to a corner. Fumaça F.C's counterattack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision! I. Muraru's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Fumaça F.C had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

A. Diniz Neto would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. V. Vojtíšek entered the game for Fumaça F.C as the match clock showed 46 minutes. As usual, V. Vojtíšek tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. Struts took the lead after 61 minutes making the score 1 - 2. M. Góis placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. Struts's M. Góis was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - B. Fekiač managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 3 after 69 minutes. After this, you could see that the players of Struts were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. The home team's supporters got excited again when C. Arpoador broke through the visitors' central defence and caught their keeper off guard, making it 2 - 3. The crowd chanted their encouragement as Fumaça F.C's B. Krzewski came in from the right after 82 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 3 - 3. Fumaça F.C claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

Fumaça F.C's top performer was clearly O. Geisler. O. Fláquer on the other hand, had a terrible day. B. Fekiač performed admirably for Struts. On the other hand, H. Wixinger's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 3.