beaumont 3 - 4 ghe(ss) (378514311)

2475 spectators arrived at stade de la sarthe, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Matti Reijonen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Edgar Delacruz and Ulises Altimir. beaumont tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Penna - Gromyškovas, Hateboer, Björkquist - Ploquin, Gayà, Natt, Werner - Thordal, Kasciuškevičius, Viaplana.

ghe(ss) had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Starters: Konijnenberg - Bellolio, Siurulainen - Procino, Şahin, Campara, Beletskiy, Pappagallo - Ciuffo, Ricucci, Wilmes.

beaumont saw most attack opportunities on the wings. With 9 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. L. Wilmes put the ball away for 0 - 1. Due to some great work on the right wing beaumont's D. Kasciuškevičius was able to even the score after 28 minutes to make the score 1 - 1. ghe(ss)'s L. Wilmes gave the visitors a 1 - 2 lead after 30 minutes with a superb strike from the right. With 36 minutes played, L. Wilmes nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. After 41 minutes of play, H. Werner equalised for beaumont after an elegant attack from the right. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 2. ghe(ss) had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

The guests took the lead 57 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in H. Siurulainen scoring to make it 2 - 3. After 68 minutes of game time, T. Şahin had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but D. Penna was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. beaumont mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 69 minutes, but T. Björkquist was unable to convert from short range. D. Kasciuškevičius was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for beaumont with a strike from the left, but B. Konijnenberg managed to ward the shot off for a corner. With 72 minutes played, the beaumont coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. Y. Couasnon came on, H. Werner had to leave the fray. After 73 minutes, beaumont switched J. Hateboer with V. Boye, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, beaumont's P. Natt was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 75 minutes. R. Czarachowski was given a chance to change things around. 75 minutes into the match, beaumont's V. Gromyškovas maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 3 - 3. ghe(ss)'s G. Ciuffo managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 79 minutes. 3 - 4. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ghe(ss), with 51 percent of the ball.

G. Viaplana performed admirably for beaumont. On the other hand, D. Penna's play was disheartening. ghe(ss)'s top performer was clearly C. Ricucci. H. Siurulainen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 4.