zvezde 6 - 0 Edd's (382737973)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 43344 at zvezde Arena today. Gergõ Remenyik was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Elar Rammul and Louis Graney. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for zvezde. Lineup: Mačok - Medina Martín, Iota, Heintzen - Geszti, Bedreagă, Leduc, Lesur, Gasche - Aleixo, Izal.

Edd's tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Brajczewski - Sielert, Daum, Dukič - Biglino, Škofič, Borselli, Pečkaj, Covaci - Hehanusa, Grizold.

Edd's mostly relied on their long range shooting ability. zvezde took the lead 11 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as J. Geszti elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. 18 minutes into the match zvezde's I. Iota head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. With 23 minutes played, zvezde put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to M. Aleixo, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in zvezde's F. Leduc increasing the lead to 3 - 0. The players of zvezde now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. zvezde increased the lead as V. Bedreagă struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. 4 - 0 was the score after the first half. zvezde enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 63 percent of possession.

F. Leduc could have put zvezde up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 67 minutes. The cannonball from 35 metres by V. Bedreagă of zvezde was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. zvezde managed to extend their lead to 5 - 0 when C. Lesur cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The referee showed Edd's's R. Dukič the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Things were deteriorating for the away team as zvezde scored another to make it 6 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for C. Izal after 77 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to zvezde, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

zvezde's top performer was clearly C. Izal. V. Bedreagă on the other hand, had a terrible day. L. Pečkaj performed admirably for Edd's. M. Brajczewski was a disappointment, however. The match ends 6 - 0.