DUKEOFEARL 4 - 3 atlético (382916647)

16037 spectators had found their way to Sir Nigel Loring, despite the heavy rain. Johann Saler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Cédric Plasse and Corentin Benazet. DUKEOFEARL started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Steinmetz - Fliegner, Međedović, Alba - Ricart, Miro, Belmonte, Albiol, Choklati - Urquijo, Bilyk.

atlético tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Oneroso - Tornander, Noronen, Peron - Holletschek, Höttges, Rabilloud, Grossenbacher - Solcia, Gómez Martelo, Anghel.

atlético seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. T. Bilyk was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. atlético's J. Noronen could have put the guests one up after 5 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but K. Steinmetz was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. Many thought T. Bilyk ought to have been awarded a penalty 8 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around U. Oneroso after a determined run through the middle. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 16 minutes allowed M. Solcia to score for atlético. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. S. Albiol of DUKEOFEARL was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 18 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as S. Höttges finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Halftime score was 0 - 2. DUKEOFEARL enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

After 56 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for F. Gómez Martelo who increased atlético's lead to 0 - 3. By now, the players in atlético felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit V. Miro just fine. 63 minutes had been played and the home team was awarded a penalty. The guests' keeper dived the right way, but T. Bilyk was still able to reduce the score to 1 - 3. The home team's supporters got excited again when T. Bilyk broke through the visitors' central defence and caught their keeper off guard, making it 2 - 3. DUKEOFEARL's V. Miro got himself booked for a foul. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for atlético, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. With 73 minutes played, D. Grossenbacher nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. With 78 minutes played, H. Choklati of DUKEOFEARL fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The crowd roared in delight as H. Choklati finished off a spectacular series of passes through the middle to even the score for DUKEOFEARL 79 minutes into the match. 3 - 3. DUKEOFEARL took the lead, 4 - 3, after a penalty 85 minutes into the match. T. Bilyk scored from the penalty spot. By then T. Bilyk had scored three goals - a hat trick! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by DUKEOFEARL, with 56 percent of the ball.

DUKEOFEARL's best player was V. Miro. K. Steinmetz on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important atlético player was S. Höttges. U. Oneroso turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 3.