futbol 0 - 1 Almax (383116592)

Due to an all-day shower, 18964 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at surdo stadium arena. Gintukas Didžiulis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Olivier Fouque and Cliff Bagger. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for futbol. Starters: Lipok - Kachel, Ivanišin, Rulamo - Rocha, Parus, Mitteregger, Waqanitoga, Vidallé - Selaković, Klepacz.

Almax tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Gál - Espada, Serup-Nørgaard, Skærlund - Borghi, Mäntysaari, Kowalik, Vergne, Tadić - Salomone, Somalo Portero.

It was an obvious ambition of futbol to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. futbol's P. Vidallé tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. A. Somalo Portero of Almax was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. With 13 minutes played, O. Rulamo of futbol fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Almax had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 19 minutes in when F. Borghi came up alone against T. Lipok who managed a block. Down the middle came P. Vergne, making a fantastic play that nearly had Almax take the lead after 34 minutes, but T. Lipok preserved the tie. Almax's J. Mäntysaari was shown a yellow card after 39 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Almax, with 53 percent of the ball.

The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but B. Selaković showed great heart and had a good game. T. Lipok looked great 78 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' J. Espada. After 83 minutes, Almax put themselves up 0 - 1, as J. Mäntysaari finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. futbol's B. Selaković put his head to a high ball coming in from the right after 85 minutes, but the ball went wide. Possession in this half belonged to Almax, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

The most dominating futbol player was without a doubt D. Ivanišin. P. Vidallé on the other hand, had a terrible day. P. Salomone performed admirably for Almax. On the other hand, J. Mäntysaari's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.