unksenseiteam 4 - 4 Joventut (382886967)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 30822 had shown up at Sensei Arena for the match. Carlos José Chamorro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jaleel Khallali and Taisto Valt. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for unksenseiteam. The following players took the field: Oró - Dueñas, Ventura, Elizaga - Caramaño, Pallares, Sillerero, van Dedem, Canredondo - Boistard, Dijsselhof.

Joventut started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Heijn - Orell, Bondzinskis, Negru - Maier, Laporte, Ventura, Escurriola, Balatekin - Zubiría, Soto Mediero.

It was an obvious ambition of unksenseiteam to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. With 2 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as C. Sillerero flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. I. Negru's lack of experience almost gave unksenseiteam a goal after 17 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. I. Negru tied the game at 1 - 1 after 19 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. unksenseiteam took the lead 26 minutes in, as A. Caramaño broke through on the left and put the 2 - 1 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Players in unksenseiteam heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. With 33 minutes played, unksenseiteam's H. van Dedem almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. The visitors refused to give in and, after 38 minutes, E. Balatekin evened things up as he finished off a perfect pass from the right. 2 - 2 After some beautiful movement down the left wing, J. Dijsselhof scored for unksenseiteam putting them ahead 3 - 2, after 39 minutes. Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as Joventut's E. Balatekin put the ball in the onion bag after 41 minutes to make it 3 - 3. 42 minutes into the game, P. Escurriola had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Lozada. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, A. Lozada took over the role of being the Joventut captain. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 3. Possession in this half belonged to unksenseiteam, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

The visiting D. Zubiría was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 58 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 3 - 4 was the score. With 60 minutes played, D. Dueñas of unksenseiteam fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Joventut's M. Laporte left the field after 61 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was C. Thom. A crazy pass by H. van Dedem towards his own keeper almost caused a goal for Joventut, but E. Balatekin didn't get the finish right. unksenseiteam's J. Dijsselhof startled N. Boistard with an unexpected pass. Unfortunately, the receiver was too stunned by the play to convert the perfect setup into a goal. Attacking on the wings was the choice for unksenseiteam, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. After 78 minutes of play, A. Pallares equalised for unksenseiteam after an elegant attack from the right. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by unksenseiteam, with 69 percent of the ball.

J. Dijsselhof performed admirably for unksenseiteam. On the other hand, N. Boistard's play was disheartening. The most dominating Joventut player was without a doubt J. Soto Mediero. C. Thom was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 4.