Yog-Shoggoth 0 - 1 Ivansa (382961603)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and El Forn saw a crowd turnout of 34330. Duco Buerman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Xavier Kowalczyk and Esben Fast Nielsen. A 5-2-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Yog-Shoggoth. Starters: á Uppsølum - Fili, Beaupain, Kone, Gatica, Kacharava - Ljubić, De Mul - Gruen, Kotzinov, Fauchart.

Ivansa tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Veny - Abdul, Breyther, Balajka, Heinsbroek - Grönen, Luque Marin, Silva, Llovera, Iacobitti - Mendívil.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Yog-Shoggoth. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave R. Fili from Yog-Shoggoth a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 9 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Ivansa were forced into a substitution as W. Heinsbroek couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing J. Sunesson to come in off the bench. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 19 minutes into the match left Ivansa's C. Luque Marin completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Ivansa's J. Sunesson was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 25 minutes. With the clock showing 39 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Yog-Shoggoth resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by P. Beaupain in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Ivansa, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

Coming in from the right, Yog-Shoggoth had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 51 minutes, but R. Fili's attempt to finish was easily stopped. With 53 minutes gone, K. Gruen suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Yog-Shoggoth caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. E. Borghs was called on to replace Yog-Shoggoth's L. De Mul after 54 minutes following a nasty collision. Yog-Shoggoth needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes M. Kone made way for K. Reibeld. A counterattack by Yog-Shoggoth after 76 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but E. Borghs, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. Good work by the Yog-Shoggoth defensive line after 80 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found E. Borghs alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. The crowd gasped as P. Beaupain of Yog-Shoggoth was flattened by an opponent after 83 minutes and had to be carried off. R. Esteves came in off the bench. Ivansa claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.

K. Gruen performed admirably for Yog-Shoggoth. On the other hand, E. Borghs's play was disheartening. The most dominating Ivansa player was without a doubt R. Mendívil. Y. Abdul on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 1.