River_1908 3 - 2 Drink (379532087)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 1456 had shown up at Estadio Monumental for the match. Andreas Bodenski was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Carlos Kilpatrick and Lasse Rantanen. River_1908 started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Ząbczyński - Teichert, Tepliy, Ibek, Dobry - Arangelov, Otçu, Mollov, Caranawa - Cejas, Ganogald.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Drink. The following players had been chosen: Stabryła - Avdeev, Piłka, Zamęcki, Golan - Pszonka, Brocks, Moca, Płóciennik, Kropidłowski - Aleksa.

River_1908 were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Drink used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. After 22 minutes, M. Ibek came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving River_1908 the lead. The visitors' G. Moca was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 25 minutes. River_1908's Z. Teichert was shown a yellow card after 33 minutes for slicing down an opponent. G. Moca of Drink received a yellow card after 39 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Drink, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Players in River_1908 heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 55 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from Z. Teichert, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Drink had a chance to level the score as I. Aleksa suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. Unsportsmanlike behaviour by G. Moca rendered him his second booking of the match, and Drink had to finish the game with a reduced squad. Given a free kick close to the byline, River_1908 tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let S. Otçu slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 3 - 1, 85 minutes into the game. After this, you could see that the players of River_1908 were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 88 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called River_1908's E. Mollov to one side and produced a red card for the player. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, S. Otçu took over the role of being the River_1908 captain. Drink reduced the lead after 89 minutes to 3 - 2 as M. Brocks easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Drink, with 60 percent of the ball.

L. Cejas performed admirably for River_1908. G. Ząbczyński was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Drink player was without a doubt A. Płóciennik. On the other hand, F. Golan's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 2.