24/3/07 7 - 0 Krisfold (379888202)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 2757 at 24/3/07 Arena Stadium today. Chihiro Takano was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Elias Yngvesson and Danielio te Veldhuis. 24/3/07 tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Lineup: Rotolo - Narváez, Broekhof, Furamera, Stadthof, Burciu - Machoń, Andersen, Chaves - Al-Kaleel, Pereira.

Krisfold started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Meronen - Huhta, Kyyhkynen, Junna - Rieling, Frencher, Korsbäck, Ranell - Pamplona, Turtinen, Zeyen.

Krisfold were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. 24/3/07 broke through on the left 3 minutes into the game, with I. Al-Kaleel firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. Krisfold's J. Kyyhkynen was shown a yellow card after 9 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A loud groan was heard from the fans of 24/3/07, as E. Burciu left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. D. Slade took his place on the field. 13 minutes in, 24/3/07 appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in 24/3/07's K. Furamera increasing the lead to 2 - 0. After a short break after 25 minutes, 24/3/07 seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. J. Broekhof squirmed through their central defence after 27 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. The players of 24/3/07 now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. With 31 minutes played, C. Chaves could have brought this one home for 24/3/07 as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. 24/3/07 had most of the ball, with 67 percent of possession.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of 24/3/07 was able to get his message across, and raised 24/3/07's organisation to solid. The 24/3/07 coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 50 minutes into the game. Krisfold needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 55 minutes R. Turtinen made way for R. Carrisi. 57 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as I. Al-Kaleel broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for 24/3/07. In an effort to secure the lead, 24/3/07 changed their tactic after 75 minutes. 79 minutes in, T. Korsbäck made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but G. Rotolo refused to let the ball slip by him. After 86 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by N. Andersen might have resulted in another goal for 24/3/07. However, J. Meronen made a spectacular save. 87 minutes into the game, 24/3/07 seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. The head of D. Machoń connected with a corner kick after 87 minutes, and the ball ended up with K. Furamera of 24/3/07 who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 5 - 0. Cheers filled the stadium as C. Chaves broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 6 - 0 to 24/3/07. After 89 minutes, I. Al-Kaleel put 24/3/07 ahead 7 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. This third goal completed a hattrick for I. Al-Kaleel. Possession in this half belonged to 24/3/07, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

24/3/07's best player was I. Al-Kaleel. K. Furamera turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Krisfold player was F. Pamplona. J. Meronen was a disappointment, however. The match ends 7 - 0.