LMAO 0 - 8 PinkPantheR (387152644)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12045 at Cucaracha today. Jorge De León was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Osmar Bomsdorff and Damiano Corazza. LMAO had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Murthy - Gibert, Pizzinutti, Wroczyński, Fahman - Zahrin, Elgueta, Yusuf, Vlach, Murtuza - Puig.

PinkPantheR started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Håkansson - Esman, Rubens, Saarijoki, Jean-Joseph - Nasti, Hornick, Salten, Blahota, Bessa - Krotidis.

LMAO were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. PinkPantheR saw most attack opportunities on the wings. After 13 minutes, PinkPantheR put themselves up 0 - 1, as F. Bessa finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. The home crowd was not impressed when F. Krotidis came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 16 minutes. PinkPantheR were now up 0 - 2. By now, the players in PinkPantheR felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 19 minutes in, LMAO appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only wretched. G. Nasti increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. C. Hornick sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from H. Rubens after 23 minutes of play, making the score 0 - 4. The visitors' H. Saarijoki took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 32 minutes into the match. 0 - 5 for PinkPantheR. LMAO had to make a substitution after 38 minutes. R. Gibert limped off the field and was replaced by I. Rida. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 5. PinkPantheR enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 71 percent of possession.

The LMAO players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a inadequate organisation when the game started again. After the ball was lifted in from the left, G. Nasti was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 48 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. After 53 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed L. Salten to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 6. PinkPantheR had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. B. Murthy got a fingertip on L. Salten's shot from the left 64 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. After 75 minutes, a long pass from PinkPantheR's L. Salten caught the defence out of position. G. Nasti collected the ball, and with the goal at his mercy calmly rolled the ball just inside the post. 0 - 7. With 76 minutes played, PinkPantheR put themselves up 0 - 8 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was F. Krotidis. Possession in this half belonged to PinkPantheR, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

E. Pizzinutti performed admirably for LMAO. I. Rida was a disappointment, however. The most dominating PinkPantheR player was without a doubt G. Håkansson. G. Nasti on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 8.