dragon 0 - 4 Dayan (381066504)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 30631 at imka today. Cicerone Pop was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tom Gerhardt Katzdobler and Héctor Barajas. dragon started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. They fielded: Yitzchaki - Sellers, Nastajus - Papsø, Murgita, Jaskulski, Kwasnicki, Čož - Caine, Willem, Šušnjar.

Dayan decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Ryhtä - Iadicola, Amdurski, Häivälä, Tichon, Lindquist - Cohen, Andrukhovich, Bruineman - Meron, Yacobson.

Dayan were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Making his way up the middle 8 minutes into the match, J. Čož almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert I. Ryhtä blocked it to keep the score level. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Šušnjar from dragon a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 13 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of Dayan, as R. Amdurski left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. H. Eschborn took his place on the field. Slack defending gave dragon a chance to take the lead with 17 minutes played, but A. Šušnjar's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. In the 18 minute, Dayan were awarded a free kick as their counter attack dried up. The ball was sent in high over the penalty box and, in what looked like a well-rehearsed move, it was headed backwards to reach O. Andrukhovich, who placed it into the net with a single touch. 0 - 1. P. Iadicola behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 19 minutes as he gave the ball away to J. Čož. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. dragon put pressure on the visitors' central defence 28 minutes into the game, but A. Nastajus couldn't find an opening. The counterattacks of Dayan were deadly and 29 minutes into the game, I. Meron received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 2. There was concern in the stands when, at the 32 minute mark, dragon's A. Šušnjar hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as A. Šušnjar tried lifting the ball over keeper I. Ryhtä. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the bar. Dayan caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 35 minutes into the match. B. Tichon was able to finish off the move - 0 - 3. It was 0 - 3 at the break. dragon claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 79 percent.

Dayan's C. Lindquist was shown a yellow card after 55 minutes for slicing down an opponent. H. Eschborn showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for Dayan after 68 minutes to make the score 0 - 4. By now, the players in Dayan felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 78 minutes in, Dayan's U. Yacobson received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. dragon's O. Papsø went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. dragon's A. Šušnjar found himself alone on the left side 83 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! dragon had most of the ball, with 76 percent of possession.

The most dominating dragon player was without a doubt A. Jaskulski. A. Nastajus was a disappointment, however. U. Yacobson performed admirably for Dayan. However, H. Eschborn made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 4.