pedan 1 - 7 Jimezzi (385053869)

Dark skies made the crowd of 12000 at Fc pedan Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Vivian Gordien was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ask Bentsen and Johannes Rau. pedan had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Zischg - Piórecki, Ximénez Cisneros, Salas, Zeman - Alkan, Polimenakos, Westerholt, Cirrotti - Stermer, Manstein.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Jimezzi. Starters: Hungerbühler - Gautier, Eraustieta - Aeschbacher, Degen, Holbek, Herreruelo, Reinegger - Paepke, Riesen, Orton.

pedan saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Jimezzi used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when E. Aeschbacher slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against T. Zischg, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. After 7 minutes, Jimezzi put themselves up 0 - 1, as J. Gautier finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. 10 minutes into the match, pedan's E. Alkan maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. 27 minutes into the match, the visiting Jimezzi made the score 1 - 2 after P. Paepke executed a perfect free kick. A penalty was awarded after 32 minutes, and P. Paepke made the most of his chance to put Jimezzi up by another goal. 1 - 3 for the visitors. 1 - 3 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Jimezzi, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

A drive down the left side allowed F. Orton to get in close and score another goal for Jimezzi after 48 minutes, taking the score to 1 - 4. J. Herreruelo sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from P. Paepke after 57 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 5. The players of Jimezzi now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. The Jimezzi players could smell victory in the air. P. Paepke wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for A. Stater after 60 minutes. pedan's F. Manstein found himself alone on the left side 75 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! 87 minutes in, Jimezzi's H. Reinegger received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. With 88 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed T. Holbek of Jimezzi to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 1 - 6. With 88 minutes played, Jimezzi put themselves up 1 - 7 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was J. Herreruelo. Jimezzi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

pedan's top performer was clearly N. Cirrotti. T. Zischg turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Jimezzi player was F. Degen. A. Stater was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 7.