The Bri 1 - 1 squad (386984738)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 50000 at Collins Park today. Patrício Pedro Lopes was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lutz Vigelinsch and Stefan Mathiasson. The Bri started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Cunningham - John, Monika, Lacina, Nicolaysen - Stenka, Iturrao, Hjortnæs, Barbado, Herbots - Nichtovios.

squad tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Vervaecke - Fitter, Van Horssen, Gasco, Edwards - Lagartzis, Watt, Moala, Marchetta - Piasenzotto, Andreozzi.

squad seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. With 34 minutes played D. Barbado almost gave the home side the lead with an unexpected free kick set up, but the visitors' R. Vervaecke was onto it, grabbing the would be breakthrough ball. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when A. Andreozzi was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 38 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! The incalculable M. Lacina of The Bri did everything right as he set up Y. Nichtovios for a goal after 39 minutes. Unfortunately, the strike missed its target. 40 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but D. Watt, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. 44 minutes into the game, D. Watt had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. The Bri broke through on the left 44 minutes into the game, with D. Barbado firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. The Bri's B. Cunningham left the field after 44 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was T. Paź. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by The Bri, with 57 percent of the ball.

After 79 minutes, G. Marchetta sent the corner kick right to D. Edwards who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 1! The Bri made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left T. Monika completely alone with keeper R. Vervaecke, who made a spectacular block. The referee showed The Bri's M. Lacina the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The Bri had a good opportunity to take the lead as Y. Nichtovios came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of R. Vervaecke. 85 minutes into the game, T. Piasenzotto was a hair's breadth away from giving squad the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by T. Paź saved the home team that time. M. Maltby was called on to replace squad's D. Watt after 86 minutes following a nasty collision. The Bri enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

Most important The Bri player was W. John. T. Monika turned in a dismal performance, however. squad's top performer was clearly A. Andreozzi. T. Van Horssen was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.