SLAVEN 0 - 9 tribune (380173851)

12000 fans braved the pouring rain at TKT SLAVEN Arena. Antonio Sanz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Denisas Budaitis and Lucius Mcfarland. SLAVEN tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Bavaro - Bušija, Prcović, Štrbo, Mandac - Zanki, Sučić, Saratlija, Pert - Novák, Paragvaj.

A 5-5-0 alignment was the formation of choice for tribune. The following players took the field: Broeils - Rauschning, Favale, Malignani, Barriga, Agiato - Casile, Antonarelli, Ofner, Cer, Delin -.

tribune displayed their ability to play creatively. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 2 minutes, tribune did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, S. Barriga was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 1. The tribune free kick 9 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of E. Favale, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 0 - 2! 26 minutes in, SLAVEN's L. Pert received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but N. Saratlija showed great heart and had a good game. After 30 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed S. Malignani to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 3. After 33 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as tribune found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. tribune increased their lead after 34 minutes when K. Ofner broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. By now, the players in tribune felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 0 - 4 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by tribune, with 79 percent of the ball.

A review of the gameplan helped tribune get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. The coach of tribune was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 50 minutes, A. Abrahamsen came on for K. Ofner. S. Malignani of tribune took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 51 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 5. G. Casile left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 55 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. P. Villaró was the replacement. After 57 minutes, SLAVEN's Š. Štrbo fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Some fine movement on the left led to a tribune goal after 64 minutes, making it 0 - 6. E. Favale was noted down as the scorer. The tribune players could smell victory in the air. E. Rauschning wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for E. Moes after 70 minutes. After 71 minutes, tribune felt secure enough to make a tactical change. E. Favale and E. Moes assumed each others positions on the field. The home crowd was not impressed when F. Antonarelli came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 77 minutes. tribune were now up 0 - 7. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like F. Antonarelli. tribune's S. Barriga was shown a yellow card after 86 minutes for slicing down an opponent. With 87 minutes played, tribune put themselves up 0 - 8 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was A. Cer. An indecisive keeper looked on as a free kick by tribune's A. Cer put the visitors up 0 - 9 after 87 minutes. tribune claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 87 percent.

SLAVEN's best player was N. Saratlija. R. Bavaro on the other hand, had a terrible day. tribune's top performer was clearly T. Delin. However, E. Moes made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 9.