Ciocoflendarii 1 - 2 RaptorsUnited (380848583)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 19225 that came out to Master Arena. Björn Karlsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mathieu Frimmersdorf and Juho Riskilä. Ciocoflendarii decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: 達相 (Daxiang) - Sarracino, Ericsson, Kentaro - Seminara, Montalà, Mahn, Radyuk, Pirozzi - Lebrun, Schwachheim.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for RaptorsUnited. Starters: Carrilho - Ardelean, Zawół, Ursuţ, Cavalchi - Machete, Olej, Adomßent, Lodewijckx - Licu, Pătroiu.

Ciocoflendarii used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. RaptorsUnited demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. RaptorsUnited took the lead 4 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. Ľ. Olej was the scorer. A well placed corner kick from G. Pirozzi was followed by S. Mahn's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Ciocoflendarii, the score now 1 - 1. RaptorsUnited's K. Zawół was shown a yellow card after 34 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Ciocoflendarii claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 62 percent.

Ciocoflendarii were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Ciocoflendarii's L. Seminara tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Given a free kick close to the byline, RaptorsUnited tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let O. Machete slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 2, 77 minutes into the game. L. Seminara's speed was almost enough to give Ciocoflendarii a goal after 80 minutes, but his nice pass to O. Schwachheim was not taken care of properly. The intense heat forced V. Ericsson into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. RaptorsUnited's F. Ursuţ got himself booked for a foul. Ciocoflendarii enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

Ciocoflendarii's top performer was clearly F. Lebrun. However, V. Ericsson made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating RaptorsUnited player was without a doubt S. Licu. P. Lodewijckx was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.