Champion_84 5 - 1 Kondrajec (387403296)

27290 spectators arrived at Champion Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Ariël Dobbelaere was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ilario Jacquot and Leif Sand. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Champion_84. Starters: Butiurcă - Martelli, Lang, Pompeia - Kocijan, Duyn, Van Ierssel, Dusza, Dunăreanu - Gelabert, Duyndam.

Kondrajec decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Canavesio - Yoo, Wilms, Vilčuks, Martinac - Łuka, Cech, Kütt, François - Skorus, Arrepia.

The wings were the focus of most of Kondrajec's attacks today. K. Wilms came close to putting the visiting team one up 9 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but B. Butiurcă managed to tip the ball to a corner. Many thought D. Dusza ought to have been awarded a penalty 30 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around A. Canavesio after a determined run through the middle. After a fine move down the middle B. Dunăreanu nearly gave the home side a goal after 35 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. Good work by the Kondrajec defensive line after 36 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found C. Arrepia alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 37 minutes into the match left Kondrajec's H. Łuka completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Champion_84, with 64 percent of the ball.

R. Duyndam showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 57 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 71 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Champion_84's F. Pompeia to one side and produced a red card for the player. After 76 minutes of play, J. Gelabert gave the home team a 2 - 1 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Champion_84 managed to extend their lead to 3 - 1 when R. Duyndam cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. By now, the players in Champion_84 felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A well-executed free kick by D. Dusza after 80 minutes made it 4 - 1 for Champion_84. S. Yoo looked like he could use a snooze after 86 minutes, as B. Dunăreanu took the ball from under his nose and almost scored for Champion_84! Things were going to get worse for the visitors. B. Dunăreanu squirmed through their central defence after 87 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 1. Champion_84 claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

Most important Champion_84 player was R. Duyndam. On the other hand, B. Butiurcă's play was disheartening. Kondrajec's top performer was clearly M. Skorus. Ģ. Vilčuks was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 1.