rivendell 5 - 0 Purple (382886130)

Clear skies welcomed the 44564 spectators who had made their way to Mount Doom Stadium. Hugo Valente was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eelco Top and Ingemar Boom. rivendell started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Ølholm - Romppainen, Bērziņš, Silvino - Aybar, Crispim, Fuster, Ferrer, Cuartas - Matinlassi, Fregni.

Purple tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Velasco - Hulthin, Brčić, Kornherr - Berriolo, Benavent, Aso, Scarpelli, Leplat - Gervasoni, Barros.

Purple used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. K. Matinlassi was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by P. Romppainen, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. Purple pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. rivendell had a good opportunity to take the lead as A. Bērziņš came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of P. Velasco. Down the middle came E. Barros, making a fantastic play that nearly had Purple take the lead after 38 minutes, but T. Ølholm preserved the tie. F. Cuartas stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving rivendell the goal to make it 1 - 0. K. Matinlassi increased the lead for rivendell to 2 - 0, 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! A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of rivendell to 3 - 0 as M. Fregni finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Purple's J. Aso got himself booked for a foul. Halftime score was 3 - 0. rivendell claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

After 46 minutes, Purple switched A. Scarpelli with Z. El-Edwan, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Purple needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes G. Kornherr made way for S. Carmona. rivendell's F. Crispim increased the lead to 4 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 47 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of rivendell lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Content with how the game was proceeding, the rivendell coach let V. Salmen replace M. Fregni after 55 minutes. Purple's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. rivendell put themselves up 5 - 0 when Q. Fuster broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Purple's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. After 75 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by F. Cuartas might have resulted in another goal for rivendell. However, P. Velasco made a spectacular save. As S. Carmona had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Purple player a red card without batting an eyelid. rivendell's C. Ferrer swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. K. Matinlassi left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 89 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. T. Hacıoğlu was the replacement. rivendell had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

rivendell's best player was Q. Fuster. T. Hacıoğlu on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Purple player was E. Barros. E. Berriolo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 0.