AttentiveLeaf 4 - 2 Burjassot (382886789)

58127 spectators arrived at AttentiveLeaf Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Ricky Bandsma was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Florian Goller and Dan Clements. AttentiveLeaf decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Napoleón - Carraux, Armenteros, Mołdrzyk - Cardinale, La Reina, Starčević, Escornallón, Adrianzén - Elomaa, Barna.

Burjassot tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Panov - N'Diaye, Brands, Giraldo, Salm - Eroğlu, Artese, Alūzas, Shishmanov - Gabel, Pierri.

Burjassot were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, Burjassot's K. Shishmanov somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for A. Pierri, who struck for 0 - 1. After 32 minutes of play, P. Elomaa evened things up for AttentiveLeaf with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 1 - 1. Burjassot's J. Giraldo left the field after 39 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was R. Pérez. The counterattack by Burjassot resulted in a free kick that T. N'Diaye bent under the crossbar - 1 - 2! 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to AttentiveLeaf, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

As the game started to slip away for AttentiveLeaf, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. The AttentiveLeaf players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. After 63 minutes, AttentiveLeaf switched L. Armenteros with S. Lazarov, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. A. Alūzas wanted to play on, but the Burjassot coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 68 minutes into the game by K. Jettenbach. AttentiveLeaf put pressure on the visitors' central defence 72 minutes into the game, but P. Elomaa couldn't find an opening. Burjassot's K. Shishmanov got himself booked for a foul. The crowd was on its feet 83 minutes into the match, as AttentiveLeaf's G. Carraux found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 2 - 2 equaliser. AttentiveLeaf broke through on the left 84 minutes into the game, with N. Starčević firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 3 - 2 lead. L. Adrianzén of AttentiveLeaf was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. AttentiveLeaf managed to extend their lead to 4 - 2 when N. Starčević cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. AttentiveLeaf had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

AttentiveLeaf's best player was F. Barna. On the other hand, N. Starčević's play was disheartening. H. Eroğlu performed admirably for Burjassot. R. Pérez on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 2.