leoleomaumau 2 - 3 Colombia (378333836)

Clouds darkened the skies at waterworld as 50000 spectators turned up for the match. Gustavo Barazarte was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anton Pricop and Albert Dzioch. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Zürich derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. leoleomaumau had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Capone - Kirk Jensen, Eriksson, Kuizenga, Sächsisch - van Hulten, Ritsche, Lippatapallop, Ferrara - Valenzano, Dreścik.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Colombia. They fielded: Pareja - Burian, Mann, van Teijens - Grassia, Le Guern, Martins, Novak, Rabajda - Cascavita, Ortega.

leoleomaumau were relying on their ability to counter-attack. A. Mann would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. J. Sauders entered the game for Colombia as the match clock showed 1 minutes. The Colombia free kick 5 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of S. Cascavita, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 0 - 1! Colombia's F. Grassia had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 6 minutes having been played. A. Van Den Driessche was the replacement. J. Rabajda was, after 12 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper F. Capone made the save. 22 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as A. Van Den Driessche finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Colombia had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

After 50 minutes, C. Ferrara sent the corner kick right to C. Lippatapallop who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 2! H. van Teijens came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over F. Capone but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. K. Dreścik showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for leoleomaumau after 59 minutes to make the score 2 - 2. After 67 minutes, the leoleomaumau coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving C. Lippatapallop off the field. M. Štefan took his place. Some great play up the middle by leoleomaumau led to a chance for C. Ferrara to score after 70 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. As the 72 minute mark approached, the leoleomaumau coach decided it was time for a substitution. B. Ritsche reluctantly made way for N. Vanhamäki on the pitch. 73 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Colombia substitution. D. D'Angelo came on for J. Sauders. Down the middle came F. Ortega, making a fantastic play that nearly had Colombia take the lead after 75 minutes, but F. Capone preserved the tie. Coming in from the right, leoleomaumau had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 76 minutes, but C. Ferrara's attempt to finish was easily stopped. leoleomaumau created a good opportunity to score 79 minutes into the match when K. Dreścik's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. 81 minutes in, Colombia's F. Ortega received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Colombia's J. Le Guern managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 82 minutes. 2 - 3. The referee showed Colombia's S. Burian the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 84 minutes into the game, W. Sächsisch came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. Colombia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Most important leoleomaumau player was N. Valenzano. F. Capone turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Colombia player was without a doubt F. Ortega. D. D'Angelo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 3.