calis 0 - 0 NegRiTa (382966616)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 21187 that came out to Los calis Arena. Dariusz Wierzycki was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Andrzej Surdy and Jack Faas. calis tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. They fielded: Vierzón - Martín Núñez, Calaza, Morales Guzman, Martínez, Xuiz - Calvet, Michal, Vallina, Brzák - Montufar.

NegRiTa had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Starters: Mouzinho de Albuquerque - Bellés, Puzzarini, Riggio, Alves - Ahonen, Pirneskoski, Verboom, Grissom, Fuchs-Prosel - Kareinen.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of calis. After 15 minutes, NegRiTa were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. J. Kareinen did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. The referee showed calis's C. Michal the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Halftime score was 0 - 0. NegRiTa had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why A. Grissom found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Against a lesser team, NegRiTa could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 84 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. calis almost scored after a swift counterattack 88 minutes into the game, but S. Calvet put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. 89 minutes in, NegRiTa's L. Riggio received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Possession in this half belonged to NegRiTa, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

Most important calis player was G. Martínez. On the other hand, A. Montufar's play was disheartening. K. Pirneskoski performed admirably for NegRiTa. E. Ahonen turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.