united101 0 - 6 Y2K (387172234)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 25006 at karachi 6c today. Giuseppe Semenza was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vittorio Giacomelli and Lieven Harmide. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Karachi derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. united101 started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Imran - Estellés, Wilde - Baldi, Stoltenberg, Rättich, Anero, Belcredi - Raees, Robinsson, Lacrimini.

Y2K decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Pinto Amaral - Beckstål, Kirkeby, Martelli - Piastrelli, Burhan, Rober, Kiyani, Akram - Hatten, Tofan.

Y2K displayed their ability to play creatively. The visitors grabbed the lead after H. Burhan's free kick succeeded, resulting in a score of 0 - 1. 34 minutes into the game, H. Stoltenberg came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. A penalty was awarded after 38 minutes, and H. Burhan made the most of his chance to put Y2K up by another goal. 0 - 2 for the visitors. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Y2K, with 52 percent of the ball.

M. Hatten of Y2K took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 73 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 3. With 74 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed G. Tofan of Y2K to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 4. Several players were looking tired, especially J. Estellés who gifted the opposition a goal as he lost the ball to a still energetic M. Hatten of Y2K after 87 minutes. 0 - 5 The players of Y2K now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. After 88 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave G. Tofan a chance to increase the lead for Y2K, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 6. Possession in this half belonged to Y2K, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

united101's best player was L. Rättich. On the other hand, M. Imran's play was disheartening. The most dominating Y2K player was without a doubt G. Tofan. B. Pinto Amaral turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 6.