MariaMariko 3 - 1 Urasoe (386936334)

The 46093 spectators at MariSta were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Matteo Guerra was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Manuel Di Gioia and Claudiu Crãciun. MariaMariko started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Bernschneider - Bourdel, Madalet, Almidon - 安田 (Yasuda), Cunescu, 渡辺 (Watanabe), Villabol, 松井 (Matsui) - Draschan, Meerimbekov.

Urasoe had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Holy - Hucken, Tarabochia, Shutkov - Balvers, Villoldo, Emiliano, Reguera, 岡本 (Okamoto) - Rosetti, Demetrashvili.

Today, Urasoe's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The sun seemed to put M. Villabol in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. 11 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for MariaMariko was A. Meerimbekov. 剛. 渡辺 (Watanabe) could have increased the lead after 12 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Urasoe's M. Balvers refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 22 minutes. After a short break after 27 minutes, MariaMariko seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. After 30 minutes, 翔. 松井 (Matsui) put MariaMariko ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. By now, the players in MariaMariko felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Urasoe had a fair chance to reply after 35 minutes due to some fine moves down the left, but in the end E. Demetrashvili was slow to keep up with the play and was unable to make it into the penalty box to apply a finish. 直. 安田 (Yasuda) had a fantastic opportunity to put MariaMariko up another goal 36 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. The MariaMariko coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 37 minutes into the game. After 40 minutes MariaMariko's A. Meerimbekov contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. MariaMariko claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

MariaMariko put themselves up 3 - 0 when 直. 安田 (Yasuda) broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. MariaMariko put in a good effort on the right, but V. Almidon saw his volley fly wide of the mark 62 minutes into the game. Urasoe bypassed the midfield with their counterattack, leading to a free kick goal by S. Villoldo for 3 - 1. In the lead, MariaMariko adjusted their style of play with 69 minutes gone. The heat made it a terrible day for V. Reguera, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. After 77 minutes, the MariaMariko players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. After a short break after 77 minutes, MariaMariko seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. MariaMariko enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

O. Cunescu performed admirably for MariaMariko. On the other hand, D. Bernschneider's play was disheartening. Urasoe's best player was 有. 岡本 (Okamoto). J. Emiliano was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 1.