realmadridtop 2 - 6 kart
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18-08-2012 12.20
Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 16741 to
Santiago Bernabèu.
Claus Williamson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Anders Malmstål and
Calvin Elias Perian.
realmadridtop tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination.
The following players had been chosen: Ardama - Marques, Hafiz, Arsenie, Brunie - Pongo, Cerioli, Bourin, Bedin - Niescher, Trivisonno.
A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for kart.
Starters: Smolnik - Longoni, Arnedo, Astorri - Montani, Klophie, Hornstorf, Höder - Medin, Verrue, Saccomandi.
It was an obvious ambition of realmadridtop to use their ability at attacking on the flanks.
It was obvious that kart were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic.
2 minutes into the match, kart's
S. Montani demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to
B. Medin who chipped it in for 0 - 1.
kart's
G. Hornstorf got himself booked for a foul.
realmadridtop equalised after 12 minutes after a brilliantly placed penalty by
M. Hafiz.
With 15 minutes played,
A. Bedin of realmadridtop fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving.
The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of kart's
A. Verrue after 18 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 1 - 2 lead.
At this time in the match, kart were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game.
The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave
R. Saccomandi from kart a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 27 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient!
M. Hafiz's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for realmadridtop, he bravely continued in the match.
With 37 minutes played, the realmadridtop coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around.
S. Tzvetanov came on,
A. Marques had to leave the fray.
The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2.
Possession in this half belonged to kart, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.
49 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 3 as
A. Verrue finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick.
The visitors'
R. Saccomandi took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 58 minutes into the match. 1 - 4 for kart.
realmadridtop needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 69 minutes
L. Cerioli made way for
F. Delfau.
G. Hornstorf of kart took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 72 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 1 - 5.
The players of kart now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle.
realmadridtop's
Ä. Niescher cut towards the middle after 73 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, reducing the lead to 2 - 5.
The bench was restless, and with 76 minutes passed realmadridtop's coach gave
A. Butta the opportunity the player had been hoping for.
Ä. Niescher reluctantly left the field.
kart increased the lead to 2 - 6 as
P. Arnedo scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner.
The referee showed realmadridtop's
S. Tzvetanov the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
kart had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.
Most important realmadridtop player was
S. Tzvetanov.
A. Bedin turned in a dismal performance, however.
The most dominating kart player was without a doubt
G. Hornstorf.
S. Montani on the other hand, had a terrible day.
The match ends 2 - 6.
Rating details
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| Midfield |
14 |
15 |
 |
 |
| Right defence |
19 |
21 |
 |
 |
| Central defence |
24 |
21 |
 |
 |
| Left defence |
29 |
18 |
 |
 |
| Right attack |
25 |
20 |
 |
 |
| Central attack |
27 |
27 |
 |
 |
| Left attack |
26 |
27 |
 |
 |
| |
| Indirect set pieces |
| Defence |
23 |
17 |
 |
 |
| Attack |
24 |
17 |
 |
 |
| |
| Team attitude |
(Hidden) |
(Hidden) |
| Tactic |
Attack on wings |
Pressing |
| Tactic skill |
12 |
5 |
 |
 |
| |
| Average midfield |
14 |
15 |
 |
 |
| Average defence |
24 |
20 |
 |
 |
| Average attack |
26 |
25 |
 |
 |
| Total average |
21 |
20 |
 |
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