Predators 2 - 1 Kosi (381371247)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 31569 that came out to 101st Airborne division. Sauveriano da Silva was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ivica Glaser and Abbas Tuama. Predators tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Al Hussein - Beneš, Steuber, Altunç - Yomut, Špás, Velička, Kolda - Lekeš, Cardona, Prager.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Kosi. Lineup: Calbini - Schafer, Middenmeer, Li Calzi - Košťák, Daniš, Kuška, Petýrek, Vukov - Comşa, Zaalberg.

After 9 minutes, the visitors nearly went up a goal, but S. Schafer's free kick hit the crossbar. Some great play up the middle by Predators led to a chance for G. Prager to score after 21 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Predators had a good opportunity to take the lead as M. Lekeš came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of G. Calbini. Kosi's S. Schafer was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 27 minutes. S. Al Hussein looked great 28 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' A. Daniš. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Kosi, with 53 percent of the ball.

The sun seemed to put V. Comşa in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. After 61 minutes, A. Altunç came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Predators the lead. K. Velička found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. Cheers filled the stadium as G. Prager broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to Predators. A bit later, Kosi's B. Middenmeer easily reduced the lead to 2 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. Predators's M. Lekeš swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. With 84 minutes played, Predators's G. Prager almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Kosi's counterattack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision! S. Schafer's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. Predators put in a good effort on the right, but M. Lekeš saw his volley fly wide of the mark 87 minutes into the game. Kosi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

R. Špás performed admirably for Predators. However, M. Yomut made a disastrous appearance. Kosi's best player was V. Comşa. C. Košťák was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.