askata 1 - 2 moralo (382929709)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 24166 to askata stadium. Ignacio Valdivieso was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Harald Torsson and Benjamin Basson. askata decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Diniţă - Desmadryl, Isufi, Gorocín - Merikallio, Nunez, Gilmore, Massink, Gigov - Mardanov, Kumru.

moralo had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Starters: Villapol - Arceo, Castelltort, Barreda, Pratsevall, Olixisto - Penoucos, Detkov, Basarabeanu - Wayenberg, Kyhlmo.

moralo clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Good work by the moralo defensive line after 8 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found L. Kyhlmo alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. askata's P. Isufi was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 21 minutes. L. Kyhlmo knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 0 - 1 after 30 minutes. It was 0 - 1 at the break. askata enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 73 percent of possession.

The counterattacks of moralo were deadly and 50 minutes into the game, L. Kyhlmo received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 2. With the clock showing 67 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of moralo resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by G. Wayenberg in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. After 81 minutes, S. Kumru had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for askata with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. P. Isufi knew he was in trouble after hacking down an opponent. Despite his pleading with the referee, the askata player was shown a second yellow card and dismissed from the game. Unfortunately for moralo, C. Olixisto was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. N. Camariñas replaced him. askata's T. Merikallio cut towards the middle after 85 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, reducing the lead to 1 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by askata, with 73 percent of the ball.

askata's best player was A. Mardanov. On the other hand, T. Merikallio's play was disheartening. Most important moralo player was G. Pratsevall. However, N. Camariñas made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.