Luci Feri 3 - 5 SAJA (383104859)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 14282 had shown up at El poli Arena for the match. Loïc Guinard was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Silvis Supe and Frederic Aucoin. Luci Feri started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Overwyk - De Schrijver, Ly, Barceló - Quevedo, Alippi, Marrani, Pettersen, Haugom - Musello, Rivet.

SAJA tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Calcena - Joller, Tsuriel, von Klinckowstroem - Narganes, Reiss, Vázquez, Armengol, Iturregia - Orbağ, Martínez Santa.

Luci Feri saw most attack opportunities on the wings. SAJA seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Players in Luci Feri heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. After 13 minutes, F. Quevedo came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Luci Feri the lead. SAJA tied it all up, 18 minutes in, after a spectacular goal by A. Tsuriel, who miraculously broke through the home side's central defence, making it 1 - 1. Luci Feri fans held their breath as V. Musello scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! The visitors didn't give in and, after 25 minutes, Y. Orbağ got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 2 - 2. A well placed corner kick from O. Reiss was followed by M. Joller's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for SAJA, the score now 2 - 3. Some fine movement on the left led to a SAJA goal after 31 minutes, making it 2 - 4. A. Martínez Santa was noted down as the scorer. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 4. SAJA had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

With 59 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed J. Iturregia of SAJA to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 2 - 5. The SAJA players could smell victory in the air. I. von Klinckowstroem wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for C. Clauses after 65 minutes. J. Villadiego was called on to replace SAJA's A. Tsuriel after 73 minutes following a nasty collision. There was concern in the stands when, at the 75 minute mark, SAJA's A. Martínez Santa hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. The home crowd were delighted when F. De Schrijver scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the score 3 - 5. But did he use his hand? That'll be one for the pundits to talk about after the game, that's for sure! G. Narganes came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over F. Overwyk but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by SAJA, with 60 percent of the ball.

Most important Luci Feri player was M. Rivet. D. Haugom on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating SAJA player was without a doubt Y. Orbağ. On the other hand, C. Clauses's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 5.