speranza 1 - 1 Nucleo (381822170)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 15759 to anfield road. Victor Perales was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bjarne Jensen and Bazza Garrett. speranza had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Kuchcik - Dudal, Hoek, Wildmann - Turnbull, Dobrzyński, Filoche, Cerchiari, Dubois - Ðorđić, Marie.

Nucleo tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Quattrucci - Larsson, Urquijo, Svendsen - Sáinz San Miguel, van de Ree, Sedran, Arcioni, Civiello - Di Tora, Fursdon.

The wings were the focus of most of Nucleo's attacks today. It was almost a goal for speranza following D. Turnbull's good header after a corner, it went just over the bar though. After 12 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by speranza was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. Slack defending gave speranza a chance to take the lead with 21 minutes played, but F. Filoche's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. The home keeper expected a move to the right, but C. Di Tora surprised him with a free kick aimed the other way 31 minutes into the match. 0 - 1 for Nucleo. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from S. Fursdon after 41 minutes, and prevented Nucleo from going up another goal. It was 0 - 1 at the break. speranza had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

61 minutes into the match, speranza's B. Marie maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. 72 minutes into the game, M. Larsson had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came V. Falquist. After a fine move down the middle F. Filoche nearly gave the home side a goal after 79 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. Nucleo were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. Attacking on the wings was the choice for Nucleo, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. Many thought N. Ðorđić ought to have been awarded a penalty 84 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around A. Quattrucci after a determined run through the middle. After 85 minutes speranza's G. Cerchiari limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. speranza enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Most important speranza player was N. Ðorđić. C. Dubois turned in a dismal performance, however. W. van de Ree performed admirably for Nucleo. However, C. Civiello made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.