Freekiss 2 - 1 Estornudo (382890565)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 39584 at F.C Freekiss Arena today. Tesse Dassen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hirotsugu Miura and Tyberiusz Urbas. All of Barcelona was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. Freekiss tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Ramo Valero - Caraballo, Muzyczka, da França - Jakimčikas, Gallego, Jubitero, Flos, Zanola - Aguilera Vaqués, Santillana.

Estornudo had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Deputatov - Stehrenberger, Hartleb, Bru - Zidani, Cute, Wibaut, Eugster, Yehiel - Jonsson, Gülergül.

The wings were the focus of most of Estornudo's attacks today. Freekiss made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left J. Gallego completely alone with keeper I. Deputatov, who made a spectacular block. With 21 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. M. Jonsson put the ball away for 0 - 1. S. Zanola of Freekiss was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. A. Yehiel always provides an aerial threat at corners, and with 30 minutes gone, he demonstrated this, outjumping his marker, then letting out an anguished howl as his powerful header went narrowly wide. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 32 minutes played, J. Gallego of Freekiss made the score 1 - 1. Estornudo's I. Zidani could have put the guests one up after 38 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but M. Ramo Valero was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

Freekiss took the lead 65 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as I. Aguilera Vaqués elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. With 74 minutes played, Freekiss's J. Gallego almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Estornudo's R. Wibaut was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 76 minutes. S. Bernat was called on to replace Freekiss's A. da França after 77 minutes following a nasty collision. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, J. Caraballo took over the role of being the Freekiss captain. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave J. Santillana from Freekiss a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 80 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! In a fantastic display of determination, Estornudo's E. Gülergül forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

Freekiss's top performer was clearly I. Aguilera Vaqués. S. Bernat was a disappointment, however. Most important Estornudo player was A. Yehiel. On the other hand, I. Deputatov's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.