a.s.blandi 8 - 1 Mojito (381885741)

16037 fans braved the pouring rain at blandi Arena. MarkPaul Lenders was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Teodor Borys and Dezyderiusz Cienciała. a.s.blandi started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Melgarejo - Eguino, Dillenburg, Gerometta - Hentze, Oosthout, Chevalier, Bächler, Basso - Stefano, Moratones.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Mojito. Starters: Semerák - Orhun, Tufte, Zvyagin - Mihalcea, Šlažas, Pronk, Bordeleau, Romero Román - Mazel, Morawiecki.

Mojito's P. Romero Román was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - Z. Morawiecki managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 0 - 1 after 2 minutes. The crowd chanted their encouragement as a.s.blandi's E. Moratones came in from the right after 19 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 1 - 1. It was showtime for artist G. Stefano who showed off his technical mastery when he rounded M. Bordeleau and finished with a goal to make the score 2 - 1. The referee showed a.s.blandi's T. Dillenburg the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. a.s.blandi's T. Dillenburg increased the lead to 3 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 35 minutes. P. Romero Román was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! After 41 minutes, a.s.blandi sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached R. Hentze, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 4 - 1. S. Oosthout increased the lead for a.s.blandi to 5 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 44 minutes, a.s.blandi did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, R. Hentze was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 6 - 1. Halftime score was 6 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by a.s.blandi, with 61 percent of the ball.

Given a free kick in a difficult position after 49 minutes, a.s.blandi tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. After 52 minutes, M. Gerometta put a.s.blandi ahead 7 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. By now, the players in a.s.blandi felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. With 67 minutes played, İ. Orhun of Mojito fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. a.s.blandi's G. Stefano left the field after 82 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was N. Guillon. 85 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as B. Chevalier broke through, making the score 8 - 1 for a.s.blandi. a.s.blandi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

a.s.blandi's best player was E. Moratones. On the other hand, M. Gerometta's play was disheartening. Mojito's top performer was clearly N. Mazel. However, İ. Orhun made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 8 - 1.