swoosh 1 - 3 Frankfurter (384440072)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 19022 that came out to GoalGet Arena. Alex Kohlscheen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Enzo Völkel and Vittorio Guerber. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for swoosh. Starters: Estrada - Lhota, Abrahám, Afteuven - Ismaël, Ataz, Pesci, Paraschiv, Rosi - Gabillard, Colson.

Frankfurter had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Čiháček - Zúñiga Sarmiento, Bartelsen, Bevilacqua, Sande - Nowopolski, Taborelli, Buttarelli, Chahoushizadeh - Tuneck, Fülöp.

The strategy for swoosh was to use their ability to press. The wings were the focus of most of Frankfurter's attacks today. In a rapid move 5 minutes into the match, S. Chahoushizadeh of Frankfurter lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked Z. Fülöp who easily hit it home to make it 0 - 1. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy! G. Bevilacqua of Frankfurter received a yellow card after 6 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. swoosh tried to even things up by sending a long ball towards the centrally placed strikers, but the visitors' defence got the best of this rather direct style of play. swoosh's G. Paraschiv got himself booked for a foul. G. Rosi enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. The counterattacks of Frankfurter were deadly and 43 minutes into the game, G. Taborelli received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 2. 0 - 2 was the halftime score. swoosh enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 67 percent of possession.

The referee showed swoosh's Y. Gabillard the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Frankfurter's S. Chahoushizadeh went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. F. Afteuven challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 56 minutes into the game as he went for a through ball. But, as so many times before, the guests' defensive efforts got the best of it. After 57 minutes, Frankfurter's S. Nowopolski burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 3. After this, you could see that the players of Frankfurter were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. swoosh pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Unsportsmanlike behaviour by G. Bevilacqua rendered him his second booking of the match, and Frankfurter had to finish the game with a reduced squad. The Frankfurter captaincy was handed to I. Zúñiga Sarmiento. Z. Fülöp didn't pace himself at all, and after a series of daring offensive runs he was too tired to help out in the defensive play. Z. Fülöp left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 78 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. L. Conidi was the replacement. swoosh refused to be intimidated and, breaking through the middle, G. Paraschiv managed to slip the ball home for 1 - 3. swoosh's Y. Gabillard had a nice free kick routine after 83 minutes that was very close to paying off, had it not been for a dramatic save by the visitors' keeper. Possession in this half belonged to swoosh, who controlled the ball 69 percent of the time.

A. Pesci performed admirably for swoosh. G. Estrada turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Frankfurter player was without a doubt M. Tuneck. S. Chahoushizadeh on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.