Manzo_Team 7 - 0 Armatura (379159313)

4494 punters turned up at Inferno, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Andreas Gyllenerberg was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rodion Atomei and Emeterio Gil. Manzo_Team decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. Lineup: Arduini - Masetti, Rondón, Garst, Ohlsdorf - Coello, Oică, Nagy, Hagen, Merlini - Diz.

Armatura tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. The following players took the field: Chircu - Osiac, Di María, Paicu, Radics, Schrankl - Talmácsi, Florescu, Marinică - Winnubst, Berea.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Armatura. With 6 minutes gone, G. Marinică suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Armatura caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Manzo_Team took the lead 9 minutes in, as J. Garst broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Manzo_Team were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 30 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by O. Hagen. 2 - 0 for the home side. Manzo_Team's R. Rondón was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 34 minutes. After 36 minutes Manzo_Team's J. Ohlsdorf contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Clever play that showed his experience gave E. Winnubst a good chance to score, but the shot hit the crossbar. With 39 minutes played, Manzo_Team put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to B. Merlini, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Confident in their lead, Manzo_Team's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Manzo_Team, who controlled the ball 69 percent of the time.

Manzo_Team increased the lead as B. Merlini struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. After 65 minutes, R. Rondón put Manzo_Team ahead 5 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Manzo_Team's O. Diz increased the lead to 6 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 67 minutes. Manzo_Team managed to extend their lead to 7 - 0 when O. Diz cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Manzo_Team had most of the ball, with 70 percent of possession.

Manzo_Team's top performer was clearly O. Diz. However, M. Arduini made a disastrous appearance. Most important Armatura player was C. Berea. E. Winnubst turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 7 - 0.