G.u.N.n.E.r.S 1 - 3 liverpaul23 (385920465)

22037 punters turned up at Highbury, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. José Torres was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Johann Kornführer and Jean Radu. G.u.N.n.E.r.S had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Sarroca - Areggo, Wattrelot, Segovia - Sorescu, Perraudin, Schiopu, Ouarraou, Auquier - Knutsson, Nicolas.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for liverpaul23. Lineup: Roslund - Mony, Lhermite, Larsson - Pons, Fontenay, Dehedin, Batard - Dubois, Douteau, Ranguin.

The corner kick from G. Lhermite was powerfully met by the head of S. Douteau to make the score 0 - 1. G.u.N.n.E.r.S's N. Knutsson put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 1 - 1 with 32 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. With 35 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. B. Fontenay put the ball away for 1 - 2. Unfortunately for G.u.N.n.E.r.S, A. Ouarraou suffered a concussion after 37 minutes and had to be taken for tests. The coach had his head in his hands after realising he could not send a replacement onto the pitch, and the team had to continue a man short. 38 minutes into the match, S. Douteau came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. The home crowd cheered when, after 39 minutes, J. Batard's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. G.u.N.n.E.r.S enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

C. Ranguin of liverpaul23 received a yellow card after 79 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. E. Sorescu made a superb strike after 83 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. 84 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 3 as C. Ranguin finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by liverpaul23, with 51 percent of the ball.

Most important G.u.N.n.E.r.S player was J. Nicolas. G. Areggo turned in a dismal performance, however. B. Mony performed admirably for liverpaul23. Q. Dubois on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.