Totalfutbol 3 - 1 Encabronated (383090589)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 13523 that came out to Galactic Stadium. Omar Menabue was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Miki Ihala and Justs Vērnieks. Totalfutbol started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Kosakovskiy - Enríquez, Zengerink, Strohmaier - Madariaga, Mansilla, Caramani, Barcala, Demirbüken - Pašić, Aerden.

Encabronated tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Atanasov - Urtaran, Galván, Espilla - Kerre, Hänel, Torsson, Delaney, Van Caeneghem - Eggenkamp, Reinermann.

Encabronated were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. At 2 minutes played, A. Caramani came in from the right with the intention of giving Totalfutbol the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. Totalfutbol broke through on the left 21 minutes into the game, with I. Enríquez firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. Encabronated had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why J. Hänel found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. J. Van Caeneghem came close to levelling the score 28 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. Totalfutbol's J. Madariaga increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 36 minutes. The visitors' right side was dangerous today; P. Delaney made the home team's keeper look foolish as he easily reduced the lead to make it 2 - 1 37 minutes into the match. Encabronated's D. Eggenkamp was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 39 minutes. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Totalfutbol enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

The sunny day didn't make things easy for B. Zengerink who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. The visitors' equaliser seemed sure to come after 63 minutes, following a one on one situation around the left hand side of the goal area, but K. Kosakovskiy got the best of it, blocking the shot from D. Espilla. After 65 minutes, Encabronated switched P. Torsson with T. Ljunggren, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed Encabronated's coach gave E. Peralta the opportunity the player had been hoping for. H. Kerre reluctantly left the field. Encabronated needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes W. Reinermann made way for B. Campigotto. 70 minutes in, Totalfutbol's T. Demirbüken received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. M. Pašić could have increased the lead after 73 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The referee showed Totalfutbol's J. Madariaga the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Totalfutbol's O. Aerden increasing the lead to 3 - 1. Totalfutbol claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Most important Totalfutbol player was O. Aerden. On the other hand, S. Strohmaier's play was disheartening. J. Hänel performed admirably for Encabronated. D. Espilla turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 1.