opiom 3 - 2 Mowgli (385855099)

39993 fans braved the pouring rain at Maracana. Donny Dopfer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Răzvan-Gabriel Mot and Reto Filhart. opiom tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Campilho - Bargougui, Zakkar, Rosolino - De Clercq, El Fizazi, Viroux, Gomez, Hoeppermanns - Grubb, Prudhon.

Mowgli had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Pellat - Neto, Hennion, Rahmati, Orhon - Dubourg, Saget, Théret, Brunet - Wagner, Béchet.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Mowgli. A well placed corner kick from B. Zakkar was followed by C. Rosolino's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for opiom, the score now 1 - 0. 11 minutes into the game, L. Wagner finished off a Mowgli left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 1. After 12 minutes, opiom's P. De Clercq fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! 23 minutes into the game, D. Théret had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Mariette. Mowgli took the lead after 28 minutes making the score 1 - 2. M. Orhon placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. 39 minutes into the game, Mowgli seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a poor level of organisation. It was 1 - 2 at the break. opiom had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

During the break, Mowgli's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to passable organisation. After 61 minutes of play, A. Grubb equalised for opiom after an elegant attack from the right. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but R. Prudhon showed great heart and had a good game. B. Zakkar could have put opiom into the lead after 69 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. After 70 minutes, the Mowgli coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving R. Hennion off the field. T. Guittard took his place. A. Grubb of opiom received a yellow card after 70 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 71 minutes Mowgli's F. Dubourg limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Slack defending gave opiom a chance to take the lead with 74 minutes played, but R. Prudhon's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. C. Rosolino caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 79 minutes. This gave opiom the 3 - 2 lead. Possession in this half belonged to opiom, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

opiom's best player was R. Prudhon. However, M. Campilho made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Mowgli player was without a doubt L. Wagner. F. Dubourg was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 2.