A scorching day at
uych ca lich fiu fiu, where 22864 spectators were in place for today's match.
Franz Bräuml was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Rodrigue 'Dauerbrenner' Santos and
Tiago Luso.
chickxongsoc tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination.
The following players had been chosen: Larocca - Peckelsheim, Barabash, Sittmann, Guadalix, Trucillo - Padrin, Wybenga, Zijp, Hodor - Duy Phú.
Phong had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation.
Starters: Phúc Thăng - Khuyến, Celis, Vercesi, Văn Du - Văn Thới, Văn Nhỉ, El Rifai, Pilotto - Klęczar, Beerta.
chickxongsoc clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could.
Phong saw most attack opportunities on the wings.
Making his way up the middle 8 minutes into the match,
A. Peckelsheim almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert
N. Phúc Thăng blocked it to keep the score level.
It was 0 - 0 at the break.
Phong had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.
Phong's
I. Celis was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 62 minutes.
73 minutes into the game,
L. Beerta had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide.
75 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Phong substitution.
P. Phước Tài came on for
L. Beerta.
With the match clock at 78 minutes, Phong modified their style of play a little bit.
78 minutes into the match, the Phong manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged.
chickxongsoc's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 78 minutes gone, but
B. Wybenga's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper.
After 80 minutes, the Phong coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving
N. Văn Nhỉ off the field.
B. Ploss took his place.
A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by
E. Hodor. At last, chickxongsoc's
G. Padrin was able to backheel the ball in. 1 - 0.
Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Phong's
P. Khuyến was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 85 minutes.
N. Viên Sắc was given a chance to change things around.
Possession in this half belonged to Phong, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.
chickxongsoc's top performer was clearly
A. Trucillo.
E. Hodor turned in a dismal performance, however.
P. Phước Tài performed admirably for Phong.
N. Phúc Thăng on the other hand, had a terrible day.
The match ends 1 - 0.