Bouba 1 - 2 Laskonka (381371727)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 51994 at Boubon Park today. Szilveszter Szoboszlai was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jacob Bedsted and Raphael Zehender. Bouba decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Fransman - Minguella, Neto, Noromies - Krammer, Cangaceiro, Kaalep, Åkerner, Erez - Hoření, Wenner.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Laskonka. Lineup: Loučka - Ćurguz, Falchetti, Biesdorf - Weisskopf, Dinkić, Salcedo, Henley, Bouwman - Maňas, Bourel.

A well placed corner kick from H. Salcedo was followed by G. Dinkić's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Laskonka, the score now 0 - 1. Bouba put pressure on the visitors' central defence 7 minutes into the game, but J. Noromies couldn't find an opening. A. Åkerner was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for Bouba with a strike from the left, but J. Loučka managed to ward the shot off for a corner. Laskonka almost scored after a swift counterattack 9 minutes into the game, but G. Dinkić put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. With 15 minutes played, Bouba's F. Neto found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. With 16 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Laskonka resulted in a counterattack that set H. Salcedo free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. 17 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as J. Maňas finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. As J. Noromies had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Bouba player a red card without batting an eyelid. 0 - 2 was the halftime score. Laskonka claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

The coach of Laskonka was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 46 minutes, J. Lalik came on for F. Bourel. After 48 minutes, Bouba used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. 54 minutes into the game, J. Lalik had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came J. Šrédl. The Bouba players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. After the ball was lifted in from the left, K. Henley was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 58 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. Bouba supporters cheered as good work down the right got the ball to F. Neto who reduced the visitors' lead after 79 minutes to 1 - 2. With 85 minutes played, A. Weisskopf of Laskonka fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. H. Erez made a superb strike after 88 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. Laskonka enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

A. Åkerner performed admirably for Bouba. J. Fransman turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Laskonka player was S. Bouwman. On the other hand, J. Šrédl's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.