Bquattros 1 - 0 FORCE-4- (381300228)

Due to an all-day shower, 33660 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Ayrton Senna 1994. Dzemil Salkicevic was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alexey Polevoy and Joost Haarhuis. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Bquattros. Lineup: Jappe - Lutum, Grosskopf, Frigoli, Sedakov, Ramos - Busan, De Craecker, Salvatore, Sorvillo - Vergueiro.

FORCE-4- started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Ipsilantis - Douville, Regauer, Gkouziotis, Knutsson - Castañy, Frencken, Kľuchtiak, Kaloritis - Zigourakis, Faraon.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Bquattros. FORCE-4- clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. FORCE-4- almost scored after a counterattack 8 minutes into the match, but S. Zigourakis took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. Thighs bulging, R. Grosskopf charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. A. Busan was very close to giving Bquattros the lead with an ingenious free kick routine 31 minutes into the match, but the ball just grazed the bar. E. Sedakov of Bquattros was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. L. Sorvillo gave Bquattros the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 FORCE-4- mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 39 minutes, but S. Zigourakis was unable to convert from short range. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Bquattros had most of the ball, with 72 percent of possession.

With 64 minutes played, A. Faraon came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by FORCE-4-. FORCE-4-'s M. Douville was shown a yellow card after 66 minutes for slicing down an opponent. With 82 minutes played, G. Castañy of FORCE-4- fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Frigoli from Bquattros a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 83 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! G. Frencken of FORCE-4- had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. Y. Kalekas came in to finish the match. S. Zigourakis was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. Bquattros claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 74 percent.

The most dominating Bquattros player was without a doubt F. Vergueiro. On the other hand, B. Ramos's play was disheartening. Most important FORCE-4- player was A. Faraon. S. Zigourakis turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 0.