israturk 4 - 0 Baraka (379426734)

Due to an all-day shower, 2627 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at israturk Arena. Emil Ivarsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christer Håkansson and Ulli Karanitsch. israturk tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Moalem - Iten, Amit, Agayof - Zimbalist, Hilgers, Pető, Rikardsson, Iluz - Frishman, Sharir.

A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Baraka. The following players took the field: Cardenal - Rosales, Centellas, Saar, Pallares, Chías - Vesada, Carpintero, Luque, Ciurana - Jayaga.

T. Jayaga delivered a good free kick from an excellent position 8 minutes into the game, but luck wasn't on Baraka's side this time and the ball went wide. israturk could have put themselves ahead after 17 minutes but L. Frishman missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. With 18 minutes gone, A. Centellas suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Baraka caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Thighs bulging, G. Hilgers charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. T. Jayaga had a good try after 37 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. Given a free kick close to the byline, israturk tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let O. Pető slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 0, 38 minutes into the game. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by israturk, with 56 percent of the ball.

Baraka were close to putting the equaliser away after 54 minutes as the opposing defence lost control of the ball to A. Ciurana in a scuffle towards the left of the goal, but in the end the ball was cleared over the dead ball line. A great save by keeper J. Cardenal after 65 minutes kept the visitors in the game after R. Agayof struck from the left with a real cannonball. Baraka's H. Saar got himself booked for a foul. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. L. Frishman squirmed through their central defence after 73 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. israturk put themselves up 3 - 0 when O. Pető broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Confident in their lead, israturk's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. israturk increased the lead as A. Sharir struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. israturk enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

israturk's top performer was clearly O. Pető. G. Hilgers on the other hand, had a terrible day. Baraka's best player was C. Luque. However, G. Vesada made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 0.