Lorankianos 3 - 3 Ancares (383033961)

The 18542 fans in attendance at Camp Kiano were roasting in the hot sun. Xavier Sagan was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sjeng Palmboom and Dimitri Wenk. Lorankianos had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Rosemeier - Ferraz, Arasa de Miguel, Berthe - Gordino, Delplancq, Turbe, Lewandowicz, Burilkov - Kocój, Campana.

Ancares started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Dievaitis - Günzler, Sevald, Canadas, Görniak - Madini, Lizaran, Dubbeling, Fissalasegola - Poelman, Hansson.

Lorankianos had a good opportunity to take the lead as C. Berthe came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of S. Dievaitis. Lorankianos broke through on the left 5 minutes into the game, with X. Turbe firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. A. Madini's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert O. Hansson was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for Ancares. 1 - 1. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to S. Arasa de Miguel, but the Lorankianos player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 2 - 1! Sensing defeat in the air, the Ancares manager directed H. Canadas and R. Sevald to change positions with each other. This was 15 minutes into the match. Lorankianos's E. Campana saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 18 minutes. D. Vrtikapa was called on to replace Ancares's F. Poelman after 20 minutes following a nasty collision. Lorankianos put themselves up 3 - 1 when C. Berthe broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Still trailing on the score board, Ancares adjusted their tactics after 30 minutes. A. Madini had a quick chat at the side line, then switched positions with D. Vrtikapa. C. Günzler showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for Ancares after 35 minutes to make the score 3 - 2. Halftime score was 3 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Lorankianos, with 69 percent of the ball.

Lorankianos's S. Arasa de Miguel had an excellent opportunity after 59 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! R. Sevald wasn't much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat. The Lorankianos players could smell victory in the air. A. Gordino wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for D. Seffin after 73 minutes. A really bad tackle inside the penalty area 77 minutes into the match gave the referee no other choice but to award the visiting Ancares a penalty. T. Fissalasegola knocked it home. 3 - 3 Ancares's D. Vrtikapa got himself booked for a foul. Lorankianos enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.

I. Lewandowicz performed admirably for Lorankianos. On the other hand, D. Seffin's play was disheartening. The most dominating Ancares player was without a doubt O. Hansson. However, D. Vrtikapa made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 3.