zurrapafc 3 - 4 FODIDOX_F_C (386242862)

Dark skies made the crowd of 59866 at zurrapafc stadium a little nervous, but the rain held off. Erik Kristiansen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nigel Franklin and Didier Colinet. zurrapafc had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Lazov - Xavier, Velazquez, Balaguer Callejón, Romualdi - Marinas, Łużyński, Gojenola, Rafter - de Sousa, Frisch.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for FODIDOX_F_C. Lineup: Barroso - Horpestad, Sagres - Loronha, Madeira, Gadanha, Gonzaga, Santana - Zoumis, Caetano, Næsborg.

The wings were the focus of most of zurrapafc's attacks today. After 9 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. I. Frisch easily put the ball away to give the lead to zurrapafc. 1 - 0 After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, P. Horpestad got himself booked. The manager of FODIDOX_F_C was not happy. 28 minutes into the game, zurrapafc seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. Things were deteriorating for the away team as zurrapafc scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for A. Gojenola after 33 minutes. A bit later, FODIDOX_F_C's C. Næsborg easily reduced the lead to 2 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. I. Frisch increased zurrapafc's lead to 3 - 1 with a penalty spot cannonball. With 37 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, FODIDOX_F_C showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 3 - 2 when C. Næsborg got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. It was 3 - 2 at the break. FODIDOX_F_C had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that zurrapafc had solid organisation. Coming from the right, K. Rafter almost managed to score another goal for zurrapafc, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 69 minutes, FODIDOX_F_C did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, C. Næsborg was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 3 - 3. That made three goals for C. Næsborg and he was marked down for the hat trick. 3 - 4 was the score with 83 minutes played, after D. Santana cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for FODIDOX_F_C. After 83 minutes, zurrapafc used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. The zurrapafc players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. After 85 minutes of game time, C. Næsborg had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but K. Lazov was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by FODIDOX_F_C, with 59 percent of the ball.

zurrapafc's best player was I. Frisch. P. de Sousa on the other hand, had a terrible day. FODIDOX_F_C's top performer was clearly T. Zoumis. I. Madeira turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 4.