panchese 3 - 3 Rogotown (381790798)

17882 punters turned up at Atlantide, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Xaver Häußler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Thomas Aas and Primož Manfreda. panchese had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Yair - Wasein, Skoczylas, Lagat - Zamora, Foes, Vallejos, Hasenberg, Mayori - Dreimanis, Mari.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rogotown. The following players had been chosen: Yarıgar - Bini, Lollo, Walt - Menshikov, Manrique, Lavolpe, Caldato, Ali - Kima, Spiaggione.

The wings were the focus of most of panchese's attacks today. Rogotown saw most attack opportunities on the wings. It was obvious that panchese had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. panchese had a chance to take the lead after A. Mari's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 14 minutes. Rogotown's N. Kima was shown a yellow card after 22 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Rogotown's N. Kima could have put the guests one up after 26 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but S. Yair was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. Many thought A. Zamora ought to have been awarded a penalty 34 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around F. Yarıgar after a determined run through the middle. E. Nyong was called on to replace panchese's A. Mari after 36 minutes following a nasty collision. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 37 minutes into the match, and M. Ali wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by panchese, with 53 percent of the ball.

panchese's T. Wasein got himself booked for a foul. C. Lollo's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Rogotown, he bravely continued in the match. Attacking on the wings was the choice for Rogotown, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. Some fine movement on the left led to a Rogotown goal after 68 minutes, making it 0 - 2. J. Lavolpe was noted down as the scorer. panchese's M. Skoczylas got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 1 - 2. After 81 minutes of play, A. Zamora equalised for panchese after an elegant attack from the right. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Rogotown's A. Caldato after 82 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 2 - 3 lead. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 83 minutes played, R. Hasenberg of panchese made the score 3 - 3. panchese had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

The most dominating panchese player was without a doubt P. Foes. M. Skoczylas on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Rogotown player was A. Caldato. C. Lollo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 3.