locomitiv 5 - 0 Piticli (382897561)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 44890 to locomitiv de magraners Arena. Indulis Šablovskis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Benjamin Langereis and Fabrice Guesdon. locomitiv tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Mărgărit - Dale, Zars, Nebunu - Gernsheimer, Rimbaud, Nedović, Kuß - Noyola, Melchor, Obada.

Piticli decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Brasseur - Ivančević, Qvick, Simone - Groneberg, Auffret, Fourmont, do Salgueiro, Latsagabazter - Socher, Guilhem.

P. Melchor could have put locomitiv into the lead after 11 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. locomitiv made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left O. Obada completely alone with keeper L. Brasseur, who made a spectacular block. After 15 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. P. Melchor easily put the ball away to give the lead to locomitiv. 1 - 0 With 21 minutes played, P. Melchor could have brought this one home for locomitiv as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. 22 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as B. Gernsheimer broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for locomitiv. It was 2 - 0 at the break. locomitiv had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

The coach of locomitiv was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 50 minutes, B. Tudor came on for E. Zars. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in locomitiv's T. Rimbaud increasing the lead to 3 - 0. By now, the players in locomitiv felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Content with how the game was proceeding, the locomitiv coach let M. Adam replace T. Rimbaud after 65 minutes. F. Kuß became the new locomitiv captain. B. Tudor of locomitiv seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 4 - 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by P. Melchor. locomitiv's F. Kuß had an excellent opportunity after 84 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! F. Kuß increased the lead for locomitiv to 5 - 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! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by locomitiv, with 56 percent of the ball.

G. Noyola performed admirably for locomitiv. However, P. Melchor made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Piticli player was without a doubt E. Socher. I. Latsagabazter on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 0.