zav 3 - 0 meshki (387203995)

32253 fans braved the pouring rain at !Anutka!. Karl Lövsjö was the appointed referee. zav decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Kralkowski - Hyrkkänen, Bröggenolte - Paredes, Montoya Heredia, Mcmahon, Lenardič, Hörrmann - Tarelkin, Caimi, Sedunov.

meshki started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Carlsson - Martoni, Valsamidis, Malstatter, Carneiro - Vega Bazán, Lepetit, Månman, Schaap, Villaciergo - Križnik.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for meshki. The visitors were very close to gaining the lead with a marvellous free kick after 3 minutes, but E. Kralkowski made a beautiful one-handed save. Making his way up the middle 5 minutes into the match, A. Caimi almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert P. Carlsson blocked it to keep the score level. zav fans held their breath as L. Montoya Heredia scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! zav's N. Bröggenolte struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 2 - 0 after 23 minutes. J. Lepetit didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. 25 minutes in, zav's M. Hyrkkänen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. zav solidified their lead at the 36 minute mark, as R. Tarelkin dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. J. Hörrmann slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Halftime score was 3 - 0. zav had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

meshki needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes S. Schaap made way for E. Kramer. At this time in the match, meshki were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. L. Montoya Heredia wanted to play on, but the zav coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 67 minutes into the game by S. Fajardo. meshki pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. A. Caimi had a fantastic opportunity to put zav up another goal 70 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. meshki's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. zav claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

zav's top performer was clearly A. Sedunov. N. Bröggenolte on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important meshki player was T. Križnik. However, K. Valsamidis made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 0.