FCMonty 4 - 2 julnan (381377025)

A scorching day at Monty Arena, where 37526 spectators were in place for today's match. Rowan Kraak was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Patrick Rossa and Lev Jordan. FCMonty tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Bonvicino - Kubák, Endlicher, Gere - Otruba, Éloy, Nimrodi, Pilotto, Bayındır - Hollanders, Holmi.

julnan started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Marević - Dilsu, van Kamerik, Burmeister, Moldován - Anda, Ronconi, Beňák, Caha, Zimmermann - Ganiu.

M. Nimrodi caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 4 minutes. This gave FCMonty the 1 - 0 lead. The FCMonty free kick 17 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of J. Endlicher, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 0! FCMonty's M. Nimrodi left the field after 20 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was D. Kocańda. The crowd roared its approval when D. Bonvicino somehow managed to block a shot which seemed to be a certain goal by julnan's Š. Caha 21 minutes into the game. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of FCMonty to 3 - 0 as Š. Otruba finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. H. Beňák of julnan seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 3 - 1 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by N. Moldován. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to julnan, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

N. Moldován had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper D. Bonvicino was simply unbeatable. FCMonty managed to extend their lead to 4 - 1 when L. Holmi cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. 72 minutes in, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as E. van Kamerik anticipated the through ball and scored, reducing the deficit to 4 - 2. julnan enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

FCMonty's best player was D. Hollanders. On the other hand, J. Endlicher's play was disheartening. H. Beňák performed admirably for julnan. However, H. Dilsu made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 2.