pozzyteam 4 - 0 edimax (381876570)

29380 punters turned up at pozzyteam Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Mieczysław Niklewicz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Johan Gunnarsson and Geurt Hijmans. pozzyteam had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Krupianik - Kärrstål, Banay, van Rijt, Hillebrand - Checchelani, Bentein, Ioniţă, Gulpen - Vellucci, Ahmadi.

edimax tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Wiesli - Wawris, Fojtík, Dattwyler, Mårdh - Caffi, Ghijsbregths, Galdón, Reiner - Schenk, Katzung.

Underestimation of the opposition made pozzyteam players perform way below their normal capacity. 4 minutes into the game, J. Mårdh was a hair's breadth away from giving edimax the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by S. Krupianik saved the home team that time. It wasn't a pretty goal, but the free kick by R. van Rijt after 14 minutes somehow found its way past the keeper. pozzyteam takes the lead, 1 - 0! D. Ioniţă had a fantastic opportunity to put pozzyteam up another goal 21 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. 22 minutes in, edimax appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. Against a lesser team, pozzyteam could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 32 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. The home side's R. van Rijt curled a free kick home after 36 minutes, putting pozzyteam ahead 2 - 0. With 40 minutes played, pozzyteam put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to G. Banay, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Confident in their lead, pozzyteam's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 41 minutes in, pozzyteam's B. Bentein received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. pozzyteam claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.

During the break, edimax's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. 46 minutes into the game, edimax had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. 50 minutes into the game, pozzyteam were awarded a penalty that R. van Rijt turned into 4 - 0 without a problem. By then R. van Rijt had scored three goals - a hat trick! Although the whole team were struggling to impress, edimax's J. Dattwyler was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 65 minutes. K. Rinnooy Kan was given a chance to change things around. With 72 minutes played, D. Ioniţă could have brought this one home for pozzyteam as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. edimax's S. Katzung was shown a yellow card after 76 minutes for slicing down an opponent. pozzyteam were forced into a substitution as S. Ahmadi couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing M. Dallai to come in off the bench. F. Vellucci could have increased the lead after 82 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. With 86 minutes played, pozzyteam's O. Kärrstål almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. pozzyteam had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

Most important pozzyteam player was S. Krupianik. However, T. Hillebrand made a disastrous appearance. edimax's top performer was clearly K. Rinnooy Kan. Y. Reiner was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 0.