Rottilerro 5 - 2 Florentza (380815101)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 27429 at Rottilerro Stadium today. Muzaffer Satı was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ingolf Inauen and Niels-Ove Brandbye. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rottilerro. Lineup: Pop - Lauerholz, Pataco, Campo - Golbach, Herdling, Peculea, Gruia, Dörner - Lee, Cojocaru.

Florentza tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Biffiger - Ivan, Tomić, Cordunianu, Yürük - Sopa, Bach, Braiji, Zornhausen, Erker - Piñel Ceballos.

Florentza took a creative approach on the field. In a rapid move 2 minutes into the match, M. Dörner of Rottilerro lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked J. Lee who easily hit it home to make it 1 - 0. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy! F. Peculea could have increased the lead after 11 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Coming from the right, A. Herdling almost managed to score another goal for Rottilerro, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Rottilerro solidified their lead at the 34 minute mark, as J. Lee dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. Florentza's V. Erker was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - F. Piñel Ceballos managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 2 - 1 after 36 minutes. The visitors' À. Bach was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 2 - 2 after 38 minutes. Rottilerro created a good opportunity to score 42 minutes into the match when J. Lee's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. It was 2 - 2 at the break. Rottilerro enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

The head of H. Lauerholz connected with a corner kick after 56 minutes, and the ball ended up with F. Peculea of Rottilerro who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 3 - 2. With 59 minutes played, F. Peculea could have brought this one home for Rottilerro as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Rottilerro increased the lead as O. Gruia struck to make the score 4 - 2 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Florentza's A. Braiji was shown a yellow card after 74 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 79 minutes, G. Cojocaru put Rottilerro ahead 5 - 2 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. After this, you could see that the players of Rottilerro were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. V. Erker of Florentza was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Rottilerro claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Rottilerro's top performer was clearly J. Lee. However, M. Dörner made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Florentza player was without a doubt F. Piñel Ceballos. On the other hand, Q. Biffiger's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 2.