skřítkovice 3 - 3 Bruntál (381400645)

The 24690 fans in attendance at tuhnická arena were roasting in the hot sun. Ludwig Schnupfhagn was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Pekka Suominen and José Eduardo Ybarra Pacheco. skřítkovice started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Bokelah - Tessin, Žungul, Loewen, Niessen - Trumbull, Bråten, Ballner, Myslivec - Rasheed, Fabris.

Bruntál decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Rivero Ruiz - Kavur, Buhaj, Kasperski, Hrnčiřík - Bengtsson, Kopuletý, Touloupakis, Sobota - Vokřál, Bellanca.

The wings were the focus of most of skřítkovice's attacks today. skřítkovice created a good opportunity to score 14 minutes into the match when I. Rasheed's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile K. Kopuletý. Slack defending gave skřítkovice a chance to take the lead with 16 minutes played, but I. Rasheed's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. After 23 minutes of play, I. Rasheed gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. skřítkovice's R. Myslivec had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 25 minutes having been played. F. Pennequin was the replacement. J. Trumbull increased the lead for skřítkovice to 2 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! It was obvious that skřítkovice had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. After 33 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and I. Rasheed gave the skřítkovice supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of skřítkovice were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. It was 3 - 0 at the break. skřítkovice enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

The skřítkovice players could smell victory in the air. N. Ballner wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for D. Frank after 46 minutes. With 53 minutes played, skřítkovice's I. Rasheed almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. T. Bengtsson finished off the counterattack of Bruntál from the left rather easily, making the score 3 - 1. G. Fabris left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 60 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. M. Kotila was the replacement. T. Bengtsson's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 86 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to A. Bellanca who knocked it in for Bruntál. 3 - 2! With 88 minutes played, D. Frank could have brought this one home for skřítkovice as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. The visitors' A. Bellanca was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 3 - 3 after 89 minutes. skřítkovice had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. skřítkovice almost scored after a swift counterattack 89 minutes into the game, but H. Bråten put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by skřítkovice, with 55 percent of the ball.

M. Kotila performed admirably for skřítkovice. F. Pennequin was a disappointment, however. Bruntál's best player was P. Touloupakis. D. Kavur on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 3.