Poker-Face 2 - 0 Bonito (384990832)

A scorching day at Poker-Face Hexenkessel, where 12200 spectators were in place for today's match. Mark Kwebeman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Edouard Léoni and Cyril Fauche. Poker-Face started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Lundhman - Roux, Valdheims, Albrechtsen - Louet, Rosegger, Hakala, Malvaz, Raunkjær - Brinkman, Aichinger.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Bonito. The following players took the field: Neuhauss - Leveau, Keunen, Vrencev - Lullin, Guilloteau, Silva Luz, Marcon, Bresler - Bergamin, Larrauna.

Bonito used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. M. Hakala enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 20 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from G. Brinkman, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Poker-Face's M. Aichinger saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 22 minutes. M. Hakala should probably have put his team up another goal after 27 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by O. Neuhauss kept the visitors in the game. Poker-Face's M. Aichinger had an excellent opportunity after 29 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Poker-Face had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

F. Louet could have put Poker-Face up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 49 minutes. Bonito almost scored after a swift counterattack 50 minutes into the game, but A. Vrencev put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. As usual, A. Silva Luz tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. The Poker-Face players could smell victory in the air. R. Albrechtsen wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for P. Stridstad after 55 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Poker-Face coach let R. Lindgaard replace M. Hakala after 55 minutes. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Poker-Face's M. Aichinger increasing the lead to 2 - 0. Bonito had a fair chance to reply after 67 minutes due to some fine moves down the left, but in the end C. Larrauna was slow to keep up with the play and was unable to make it into the penalty box to apply a finish. B. Rosegger could have increased the lead after 74 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The referee showed Poker-Face's R. Lindgaard the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Poker-Face, with 56 percent of the ball.

Poker-Face's best player was P. Malvaz. On the other hand, C. Lundhman's play was disheartening. The most dominating Bonito player was without a doubt L. Guilloteau. W. Bergamin was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.