CataAlex 5 - 3 musahi (380785648)

Clouds darkened the skies at CataAlex Grand Arena as 46657 spectators turned up for the match. Igor Azov was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jean-Noël Abettan and Davide Riederer. CataAlex decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. Starters: 舜福 (Shunfu) - Del Mestri, Vasta - Cennet, Steri, Reemtsema, Güneray, Bernabé - Vasse, Salzäcker, Texeira.

musahi tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Chaillet - Hörstål, Rãceanu, Vischer - Petrariu, Dumitru, Rojas, Matias, Focruz - Kostyakov, Focruz.

CataAlex mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. CataAlex players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. CataAlex's L. Cennet tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. After 7 minutes, CataAlex's 陆. 舜福 (Shunfu) fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 22 minutes into the match left musahi's P. Rãceanu completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. 24 minutes in, musahi's F. Focruz received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. No matter how hard he tried, F. Salzäcker just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 31 minutes. C. Focruz stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving musahi the goal to make it 0 - 2. 33 minutes into the match, CataAlex's G. Vasta collected a ball sent down the right and put it in the back of the net, narrowing the score to 1 - 2. 35 minutes in, and CataAlex were able to score the equalising goal to make it 2 - 2 when B. Güneray picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. F. Botto was called on to replace CataAlex's L. Cennet after 39 minutes following a nasty collision. 2 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by CataAlex, with 60 percent of the ball.

musahi took the lead after 48 minutes making the score 2 - 3. C. Focruz placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. J. Bernabé showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 59 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 3 - 3 equaliser away. CataAlex took the lead after 69 minutes as a result of Y. Steri's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 4 - 3. musahi's P. Vischer was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 80 minutes. With 82 minutes played, CataAlex put themselves up 5 - 3 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to G. Del Mestri, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. CataAlex's B. Güneray left the field after 84 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was R. Paascke. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for CataAlex, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. B. Texeira could have increased the lead after 86 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. After 88 minutes musahi's P. Vischer limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. CataAlex claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

CataAlex's best player was Y. Steri. M. Reemtsema on the other hand, had a terrible day. M. Dumitru performed admirably for musahi. However, D. Petrariu made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 3.