XdinciBACCO 3 - 1 Arthas (381750262)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 22049 to XdinciBACCO Arena. Leonard Alfieri was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anitelu Bavadra and Lucien Desmedt. XdinciBACCO decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Boutet - Ivesøe, Marolla, García de Luján - Francuzik, Englind, Repesse, Kruljac, Montalbano - Bidžić, Sedgewick.

Arthas had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Janisz - Iliev, Maila, Liberman - Loubette, Partridge, Kon, Moniz Silva, Rybałtowski - Tonnerre, Morales.

XdinciBACCO tried to focus their attacks down the middle. The wings were the focus of most of Arthas's attacks today. XdinciBACCO took the lead 10 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as A. Bidžić elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. XdinciBACCO were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. 27 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as N. Sedgewick broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for XdinciBACCO. After this, you could see that the players of XdinciBACCO were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by XdinciBACCO, with 56 percent of the ball.

Arthas needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes H. Liberman made way for M. Menetti. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Arthas manager used a brief break in play after 60 minutes to give the players new directives. As the game started to slip away for Arthas, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. After 60 minutes, Arthas used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. J. Rybałtowski of Arthas was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish H. Ivesøe, which resulted in a goal making the score 2 - 1. With 64 minutes played, B. Tonnerre came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by Arthas. The head of N. Sedgewick connected with a corner kick after 75 minutes, and the ball ended up with B. Englind of XdinciBACCO who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 3 - 1. The crowd gasped as M. Repesse of XdinciBACCO was flattened by an opponent after 83 minutes and had to be carried off. O. Yefet came in off the bench. Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.

Most important XdinciBACCO player was N. Sedgewick. H. Ivesøe on the other hand, had a terrible day. Arthas's best player was Â. Moniz Silva. However, E. Maila made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.