HN_Ams 4 - 2 Arsenal (380663778)

Clear skies welcomed the 60321 spectators who had made their way to Số 1 Nam Cao. İmdat Gülce was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Olli Einama and Peter Almell. HN_Ams tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Hill - Zanone, Dittborn, Grindle - Ukmar, Guillot, Lợi, Đại Phong, Nanni - Kasparaitis, Dinu.

Arsenal started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. They fielded: Duca - Sharikov, Ottolini - Rothsten, Svensson, Bazzocchi, Huệ, Ala - El-Jabali, Berger, Khắc Thuần.

The wings were the focus of most of Arsenal's attacks today. At 26 minutes played, B. Kasparaitis came in from the right with the intention of giving HN_Ams the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. Many thought C. Zanone ought to have been awarded a penalty 28 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around T. Duca after a determined run through the middle. Proving his experience, N. Khắc Thuần scored 0 - 1 for Arsenal after putting some pressure on the opposing defence at a critical moment. I. Berger made a nice dash down the wing after 35 minutes, but was unable to get the cross into the box. A goal kick was awarded. B. Kasparaitis showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 37 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. It was 1 - 1 at the break. HN_Ams enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

M. Dinu caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 50 minutes. This gave HN_Ams the 2 - 1 lead. Arsenal needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 69 minutes L. Sharikov made way for D. Allewelt. The Arsenal coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. After 80 minutes, Arsenal used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. B. Ottolini came close to levelling the score 81 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. A. Ukmar squirmed through their central defence after 82 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 1. The players of HN_Ams now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. HN_Ams managed to extend their lead to 4 - 1 when T. Đại Phong cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. S. Guillot had a fantastic opportunity to put HN_Ams up another goal 86 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. The corner kick from T. Huệ was powerfully met by the head of N. Khắc Thuần to make the score 4 - 2. HN_Ams had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

The most dominating HN_Ams player was without a doubt T. Lợi. A. Ukmar was a disappointment, however. Arsenal's best player was N. Khắc Thuần. On the other hand, D. Allewelt's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 2.