POLOMIE 7 - 3 slavia74 (382582855)

32355 punters turned up at ALMUS BEER, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Arwin van Zeeland was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Berke Paşa and Othmar Siegers. POLOMIE tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Çaba - Czank, Takó, Eggan, Chergov, Gansempan - Kostadinov, Rangelov, Petrinski - Dohot, Pieren.

slavia74 had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Michel - Soler, Wawris, Silvagni - Arceo, Gatev, Nachev, Hristov, Casentinese - Makogon, Kokša.

Today, POLOMIE's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The POLOMIE free kick 17 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of M. Dohot, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 0! POLOMIE put themselves up 2 - 0 when R. Pieren broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. POLOMIE put in a good effort on the right, but R. Pieren saw his volley fly wide of the mark 26 minutes into the game. A bit later, slavia74's P. Wawris easily reduced the lead to 2 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. POLOMIE increased the lead as M. Dohot struck to make the score 3 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. The players of POLOMIE now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. The away team improved the scoreline to 3 - 2, as T. Kokša struck home, set up well by a play on the left 35 minutes into the match. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 2. POLOMIE had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

After 66 minutes, POLOMIE 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 E. Kostadinov, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 4 - 2. slavia74 had a magnificent opportunity after 79 minutes as Z. Hristov hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. POLOMIE's Y. Chergov increased the lead to 5 - 2, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 82 minutes. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of POLOMIE to 6 - 2 as M. Dohot finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. This third goal completed a hattrick for M. Dohot. B. Czank of POLOMIE was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 86 minutes, C. Silvagni chose the right corner while taking his penalty, humiliating the home keeper, who dived in the wrong direction. The goal reduced the home lead to 6 - 3. After 88 minutes, H. Gansempan put POLOMIE ahead 7 - 3 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. slavia74 breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 89 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. POLOMIE claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Most important POLOMIE player was R. Pieren. P. Çaba on the other hand, had a terrible day. slavia74's best player was K. Makogon. On the other hand, B. Gatev's play was disheartening. The match ends 7 - 3.