BlueThunder 1 - 3 bamba (381665078)

27534 spectators had found their way to Thunder Arena, despite the heavy rain. Hadrian Ledl was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Norbert Korolovszky and Felix Zampel. BlueThunder decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. Lineup: Ambrosiewicz - Rauch, Aucouturier - Ertüre, Ciccillo, Wesseling, Congedo, Adduci - Adamowicz, Mitterer, Mula.

bamba tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Roca Martínez - Bækgaard, Simmeren, Sheetrit - Pulido, Arrufat, Korzer, Hansen, Pizarro - Schoenthaller, Đakovac.

The wings were the focus of most of BlueThunder's attacks today. It was obvious that bamba were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 12 minutes allowed M. Schoenthaller to score for bamba. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. Players in BlueThunder heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. 19 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as E. Pizarro finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. The players of bamba now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Thighs bulging, J. Arrufat charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. The visitors' E. Pizarro took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 31 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for bamba. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. BlueThunder had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

M. Schoenthaller wanted to play on, but the bamba coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 60 minutes into the game by B. Kusibab. bamba pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. bamba's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. BlueThunder had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. It took several tries, but BlueThunder managed to break through on the left after 73 minutes, getting the ball to F. Ciccillo who easily reduced the lead to make the score 1 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by BlueThunder, with 59 percent of the ball.

G. Mula performed admirably for BlueThunder. G. Congedo was a disappointment, however. The most dominating bamba player was without a doubt B. Kusibab. However, L. Bækgaard made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.