Selection 2 - 0 stromy (383314475)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1474 at Dodo Selection Stadium today. Flávio Aranha was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nuno Batista and Augustin Bouret. Selection had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Drenik - Mendicute, Borja, Arjona, Živadinović - Stolt, Pippo, Nájera, Balcells - Milani, Tonti.

stromy tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Alemparte - Rajkowski, Bastos, Hüffenhardt - Blank, Björksjö, Komljenović, Nimnuan, Mora - Daburon, Kogler.

The wings were the focus of most of Selection's attacks today. After 1 minutes, the Selection coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving W. Pippo off the field. A. Martorell took his place. As the 1 minute mark approached, the Selection coach decided it was time for a substitution. R. Mendicute reluctantly made way for C. Pérez de Ulloa on the pitch. 1 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Selection substitution. R. Illescas came on for A. Arjona. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Björksjö from stromy a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 22 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! L. Borja couldn't finish the match after being injured, leaving Selection a man down. With 28 minutes played, W. Rajkowski of stromy fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Selection enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

E. Stolt hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving Selection's U. Živadinović an easy chance to knock it in for 1 - 0. V. Milani looked like he could fly, as he rose high to head the ball. Unfortunately for Selection, the ball went just barely wide. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 85 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when S. Nimnuan tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. Selection were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Selection to 2 - 0 as U. Živadinović finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Possession in this half belonged to Selection, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Most important Selection player was I. Nájera. C. Pérez de Ulloa on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating stromy player was without a doubt W. Rajkowski. On the other hand, N. Alemparte's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.