sook 1 - 2 Fc ditto (387050616)

Dark skies made the crowd of 44326 at sook Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Heribert von Holzen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ted Schnider and Alfred Bacon. People from all over Seoul had joined up for the derby. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for sook. Starters: Gabellone - Sepúlveda, van Dieren, Bertocchi - Gepfrey, Grzejdak, Matiuchovas, Fraisse - Kim, Hwang, Jung.

Fc ditto had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Rebelo - Mull, Rezende, De Ro - Sliepka, Choi, Seo, Hwang, Pérez - Baykara, Sadler.

The strategy for sook was to use their ability to press. sook's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. sook pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. After 29 minutes, Fc ditto's A. Rebelo fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Fc ditto's Y. Seo managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 32 minutes. 0 - 1. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Fc ditto, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

After 68 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave J. Sadler a chance to increase the lead for Fc ditto, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. sook's S. Grzejdak cut towards the middle after 69 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, reducing the lead to 1 - 2. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from Z. Baykara after 76 minutes, and prevented Fc ditto from going up another goal. Fc ditto had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

sook's top performer was clearly G. Gabellone. On the other hand, K. Jung's play was disheartening. Most important Fc ditto player was S. Hwang. A. Rebelo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.