dzkoner 4 - 2 Forza (383458820)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 6629 had shown up at dzkoner fc Arena for the match. Lukas Plenk was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Quentin Leterrier and Svavar Albertsson. dzkoner tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Ubao - Domènech, Durán, Oleiros, Horta - Sensat, Sáez, Solís Zuleta, Chacón - Chan, Elduayen.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Forza. Lineup: Galtero - Barrero Ortega, Torrecilla, Vidiella, Church - Trandafirescu, Coque, Cabanilla, Moussafir - Meneses, Eguiruren.

The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 5 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. dzkoner fans erupted in celebration as O. Domènech rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! An accurate cross from O. Moussafir of Forza was met with a wonderful glancing header from T. Trandafirescu, hitting the inside base of the post before nestling into the back of the net for 1 - 1. dzkoner could have put themselves ahead after 8 minutes but A. Elduayen missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. dzkoner's A. Elduayen had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 27 minutes having been played. D. Macià was the replacement. After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 28 minutes that gave the visitors the 1 - 2 lead. Despite the controversy, J. Barrero Ortega struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. 32 minutes into the match, P. Vidiella came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. With 33 minutes played, M. Meneses of Forza fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. V. Chan sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from O. Domènech after 36 minutes of play, making the score 2 - 2. 2 - 2 was the score after the first half. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.

With 56 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, A. Coque needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. dzkoner broke through on the left 62 minutes into the game, with L. Solís Zuleta firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 3 - 2 lead. dzkoner hit back on the counter attack 66 minutes into the game with a free kick. Initially it seemed wasted, hit wide towards the wing. But there was an idea to it - the ball was then crossed towards D. Horta, who was waiting for it in the box. That's 4 - 2! Don't forget to thank the set pieces coach for that idea! T. Trandafirescu of Forza received a yellow card after 72 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. dzkoner's O. Domènech saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 78 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Forza, with 51 percent of the ball.

dzkoner's best player was D. Horta. R. Ubao turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Forza player was M. Meneses. However, A. Coque made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 2.