kros81 3 - 1 BF2Squad (382580447)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 35078 that came out to kros81 Arena. Árpád Schindler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dor Naim and Antoni Gmiter. kros81 had chosen a strategic 5-2-3 formation. They fielded: Stensson - Jeremias, Mouton, Itev, Unanue, Atanasov - Zeilner, Boyadzhiev - Danielsson, Solakov, Rabinovich.

BF2Squad started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Kotola - Lipari, Rindisbacher, Petite - de Morais, Dramov, 士浩 (Shihao), Perenovski, Husaković - Marinas, Pedri.

For their match strategy, kros81 had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. D. Mouton got left behind when BF2Squad's A. Marinas made a sudden run forward after 2 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 0 - 1! With 14 minutes gone, D. Mouton suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by kros81 caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. 29 minutes into the match, kros81's M. Danielsson demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to I. Rabinovich who chipped it in for 1 - 1. With the match clock at 35 minutes, kros81 modified their style of play a little bit. kros81's I. Rabinovich left the field after 37 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was A. Mansur. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. BF2Squad claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 73 percent.

Down the middle came A. Marinas, making a fantastic play that nearly had BF2Squad take the lead after 47 minutes, but S. Stensson preserved the tie. kros81 caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 50 minutes into the match. A. Mansur was able to finish off the move - 2 - 1. With 59 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after H. Dramov came through the middle, but his kick went wide. kros81's counterattacks created a good chance for T. Solakov on the right after 60 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. The referee showed kros81's M. Atanasov the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. What was L. Lipari thinking? That's what everyone wondered when, for no apparent reason, he shot a cross pass over his own penalty area, giving A. Mansur an extra chance, but unfortunately for kros81, he didn't get the shot right. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of kros81 to 3 - 1 as C. Zeilner finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After a short break after 80 minutes, kros81 seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. BF2Squad enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 73 percent of possession.

The most dominating kros81 player was without a doubt M. Danielsson. A. Mansur on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important BF2Squad player was H. Dramov. However, E. de Morais made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.