bizeliakos 2 - 1 VR46_TH (381359155)

Dark skies made the crowd of 14600 at To Trelo Mpizeli Xoreuei Tsifteteli a little nervous, but the rain held off. Kilian Ahlström was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mariusz Tywoniuk and Manolakis Kalivitis. bizeliakos started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Makrodimitris - Wammen, Yun, Perronnet - Dibarrart, Galdona, Dudinský, Omidi - Teperi, Opstrup, Poulkos.

VR46_TH decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. They fielded: Rossi - Antonello, Preininger, Salomon, Blanchet, Begley - Soto Martínez, Alvarez de Ron, Prezas, Mentis - Fenik.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of VR46_TH. bizeliakos had a chance to take the lead after Z. Poulkos's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 2 minutes. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave W. Fenik from VR46_TH a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 17 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of bizeliakos, as L. Opstrup left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. E. Santa María took his place on the field. With the clock showing 20 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of VR46_TH resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by S. Alvarez de Ron in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. With 25 minutes gone, M. Preininger suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by VR46_TH caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. VR46_TH's C. Antonello was shown a yellow card after 35 minutes for slicing down an opponent. It was 0 - 0 at the break. bizeliakos enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 69 percent of possession.

Z. Poulkos gave bizeliakos the lead with a beautiful free kick after 64 minutes. 1 - 0! 65 minutes into the match Z. Poulkos put bizeliakos ahead 2 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick. With 66 minutes played, P. Galdona could have brought this one home for bizeliakos as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. With 68 minutes played, the VR46_TH coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. U. Feldkamp came on, S. Salomon had to leave the fray. The bench was restless, and with 68 minutes passed VR46_TH's coach gave R. Verros the opportunity the player had been hoping for. I. Mentis reluctantly left the field. bizeliakos's J. Perronnet had an excellent opportunity after 68 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! R. Verros stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving VR46_TH the goal to make it 2 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by bizeliakos, with 74 percent of the ball.

bizeliakos's best player was M. Dudinský. S. Makrodimitris was a disappointment, however. The most dominating VR46_TH player was without a doubt J. Soto Martínez. U. Feldkamp on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.