knack 2 - 3 Creamteam (384882353)

A scorching day at knack fc Arena, where 31933 spectators were in place for today's match. Søren Sloth was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Harro Modderman and Mãdãlin Mos. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for knack. They fielded: Roggon - Kozarac, Hungerbühler - Noya, Schlütterf, Karger, Oneto, Eloranta - Benavent, Greniuk, Carioca.

Creamteam had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Tavares - Iorizzo, Boroumand, Guidi - Maasie, Voinea, Bontragger, Prat, MacGlade - Pászka, Gutiérrez Caviedes.

After a fine move down the middle R. Schlütterf nearly gave the home side a goal after 13 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. After 23 minutes, Creamteam put themselves up 0 - 1, as J. Pászka finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. M. Iorizzo of Creamteam took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 26 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 2. The referee showed knack's P. Greniuk the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. knack reduced the lead to 1 - 2 with 30 minutes on the clock when J. Carioca got the best of a ball floated in from the left. With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 31 minutes played, P. Benavent of knack made the score 2 - 2. It was 2 - 2 at the break. Creamteam enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

Down the middle came F. MacGlade, making a fantastic play that nearly had Creamteam take the lead after 60 minutes, but B. Roggon preserved the tie. knack had a chance to take the lead after M. Hungerbühler's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 62 minutes. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why D. Maasie found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Creamteam took the lead 74 minutes into the game, making the score 2 - 3 after some elegant movement down the middle. D. Voinea was the scorer. D. Voinea left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 75 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. P. Litschi was the replacement. Creamteam had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

knack's top performer was clearly P. Greniuk. B. Roggon was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Creamteam player was without a doubt J. Pászka. On the other hand, F. MacGlade's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 3.