MakeaTeam 2 - 2 Chocolate (383031051)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 14000 to MAKE a TEAM Stadium. Dominik Mühlheim was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Artur Fuster and Leandro Matesanz. MakeaTeam had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Canaleta - D'Annibale, Yáñez, Fernández Domínguez - Tsutsunen, Camprubí, Alberro, Zwaanswijk, Kis - Gamacho, Garín.

Chocolate tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Gasparini - De Pretto, Veyt, Daunis - Rainer, Fava, 群泰 (Quntai) , Srb, Karfa - Arslan, Espinosa.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Chocolate. The visiting A. Fava was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 13 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. After 27 minutes, 刘. 群泰 (Quntai) sent the corner kick right to A. Fava who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 2! With 33 minutes played, A. Camprubí was very close to reducing the score for MakeaTeam with a low drive from the left, but a defender stuck his foot out just in the nick of time, blocking the shot to a corner. MakeaTeam reduced the lead to 1 - 2 with 36 minutes on the clock when W. Zwaanswijk got the best of a ball floated in from the left. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by MakeaTeam, with 63 percent of the ball.

Usually a powerful player on the field, T. Alberro looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. With 53 minutes having been played, MakeaTeam scored to make it 2 - 2. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but J. Tsutsunen was marked down as the scorer. Many thought L. Garín ought to have been awarded a penalty 60 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around G. Gasparini after a determined run through the middle. A free kick aimed at the keeper's far post almost gave Chocolate the lead 61 minutes in, but the ball just wasn't able to squirm its way through the defensive wall. E. Espinosa came close to putting the visiting team one up 68 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but P. Canaleta managed to tip the ball to a corner. As the 70 minute mark approached, the Chocolate coach decided it was time for a substitution. G. Veyt reluctantly made way for M. Belfanti on the pitch. E. Espinosa would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. T. Härkönen entered the game for Chocolate as the match clock showed 70 minutes. 70 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a MakeaTeam substitution. J. Botet came on for L. Garín. Chocolate's N. Daunis was shown a yellow card after 73 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Against a lesser team, MakeaTeam could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 74 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. 80 minutes into the game, Chocolate wanted to bring some new energy to their game. I. Rainer gave M. Kuhlmann a quick hug as he left the field. After 80 minutes, the MakeaTeam coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving A. Camprubí off the field. F. Pozuelo took his place. 80 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a MakeaTeam substitution. Z. Jakubec came on for W. Zwaanswijk. MakeaTeam had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

The most dominating MakeaTeam player was without a doubt T. Alberro. However, L. Fernández Domínguez made a disastrous appearance. Chocolate's top performer was clearly T. Härkönen. M. Kuhlmann was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 2.