nicoco_club 0 - 1 Snakes (378645503)

2433 spectators had come to nicoco stadium this cloudy day. Ulf Claesson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Idrus Dias and Emanuel de Nijs. nicoco_club started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. Starters: Schoppik - Fernández, Messina - Ilicea, Liikka, Letort, Bret, Stoicescu - Batalla, Mayda, Kocmur.

Snakes had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Jašek - Vaidie, Watson, De Schryver, Branch - Hofer, Kuklinski, Stewart, Saulnier - Shockley, Higuero.

18 minutes into the game, Snakes seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. nicoco_club created a good opportunity to score 32 minutes into the match when F. Mayda'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. Having just won a lot of ground following a quick turn of play, Snakes were given a free kick at a sharp angle. Rather than going for the direct shot, the defence was bypassed by a few sideways passes, giving I. Hofer the chance to slip through at goal. Nice teamwork! And 0 - 1, 33 minutes into the game. After 39 minutes, following yet another great corner, T. Letort's flick on at the near post reached B. Batalla, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. With 42 minutes played, D. Watson of Snakes fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Halftime score was 0 - 1. nicoco_club had most of the ball, with 81 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Snakes had solid organisation. S. Vaidie of Snakes was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 59 minutes into the game, Snakes seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. 73 minutes into the game, E. Kocmur came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. After 79 minutes Snakes's B. Shockley limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. After 81 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Snakes found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to weak. Possession in this half belonged to nicoco_club, who controlled the ball 81 percent of the time.

nicoco_club's top performer was clearly A. Bret. J. Fernández was a disappointment, however. Snakes's best player was I. Hofer. L. Stewart turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 1.