losgalaxy 3 - 0 T&S (381902947)

It had rained all day, but 12000 hardy fans still made it out to TDK Arena Stadium. I Putu Dudi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hans Kjellsson and Miel Wagter. losgalaxy decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Avimor - Lazarte, Debiasi, Gal, Yamada - Yarangga, Makay, Feijó, Binet - Ricciatti, Pratt.

T&S started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Santi - Courtine, Muir, Gârjoabă - Blonder, Mirarchi, Avagliano, Leo, Küchli - Devizzi, Chiacchioli.

It was an obvious ambition of losgalaxy to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. M. Küchli didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. The referee showed T&S's E. Devizzi the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Players in losgalaxy heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 20 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from S. Pratt, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. 31 minutes into the match, losgalaxy's A. Ricciatti popped up from nowhere, cheekily stole the ball off an opposition player and scored. 2 - 0. It was obvious that losgalaxy had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. A. Ricciatti unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to losgalaxy, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

The rain made it hard for players like E. Devizzi to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. The bench was restless, and with 80 minutes passed T&S's coach gave G. Allegri the opportunity the player had been hoping for. E. Devizzi reluctantly left the field. With 80 minutes played, the T&S coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. T. Argazzù came on, M. Küchli had to leave the fray. losgalaxy put themselves up 3 - 0 when A. Ricciatti broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. M. Chiacchioli had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper O. Avimor was simply unbeatable. T&S needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 86 minutes L. Courtine made way for J. Berriolo. losgalaxy had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

C. Feijó performed admirably for losgalaxy. G. Debiasi on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating T&S player was without a doubt M. Chiacchioli. J. Berriolo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 0.