MINOXs 0 - 7 fanta_dattilo (378415861)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 3321 to MINOX's national Arena. Bartłomiej Kulinicz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vinzenz Groiß and Alexander Hartmann. MINOXs decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Upene - Rantatupa, Gorbunov, Nesaule - Aigars, Richet, Betancourt, Lindegger, Bidlauskis - Krampīts, Veinbergs.

fanta_dattilo had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Güell - Meriruoko, Gallina, MacGinnis - Nieves, Wunsch, Godet, Lifshitz, Hilel - Martínez Salas, Grünhagen.

It was an obvious ambition of fanta_dattilo to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 5 minutes into the match, and S. Martínez Salas wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. It was obvious that fanta_dattilo had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. 32 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as L. MacGinnis finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Confident in their lead, fanta_dattilo's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 0 - 2 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by fanta_dattilo, with 68 percent of the ball.

The coach of fanta_dattilo was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 55 minutes, A. Elia came on for S. Martínez Salas. After 57 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed O. Hilel to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 3. Given a free kick close to the byline, fanta_dattilo tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let N. Nieves slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 4, 64 minutes into the game. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by R. Grünhagen. At last, fanta_dattilo's T. Wunsch was able to backheel the ball in. 0 - 5. G. Lifshitz caught everyone by surprise with a unexpected volley after 68 minutes. A. Elia was perfectly placed to take advantage of the play, but unfortunately, he was as surprised as anyone and couldn't finish for fanta_dattilo. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 72 minutes, fanta_dattilo did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, N. Gallina was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 6. After 76 minutes, fanta_dattilo sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached D. Godet, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 0 - 7. fanta_dattilo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

MINOXs's top performer was clearly Z. Lindegger. I. Upene was a disappointment, however. Most important fanta_dattilo player was A. Elia. On the other hand, O. Hilel's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 7.