communist 1 - 1 Almby (388130603)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 31399 to Rosa Luxemburg Arena. François De Almeida was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Wenzel Uchtritz and Anton Pricop. communist started off with a 5-5-0 lineup. Starters: Eich - Rubiano, Mendes, Carlsson, Lahr, Pereira - Victorero, Rendl, Troubat, Schwarz-Markt, Mwatiwa -.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Almby. The following players had been chosen: Diaferia - Farsi, Rubio, Fogelner - Nagy, Simensen, Almoiña, Brahe - Mårtensson, Černý, Paulsson.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for communist. 8 minutes in, communist's M. Carlsson received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, L. Nagy of Almby spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. 28 minutes into the game, communist had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. communist made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left J. Troubat completely alone with keeper D. Diaferia, who made a spectacular block. communist's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. communist had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

A review of the gameplan helped communist get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. Almby made it 0 - 1 as R. Mårtensson got a touch to the floated corner kick and flicked the ball to V. Fogelner who whipped a low drive in off the far post. The Almby players could smell victory in the air. E. Almoiña wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for C. Comito after 66 minutes. J. Victorero dispatched a majestic long shot 85 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. 88 minutes in, communist appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. 89 minutes into the match, communist's N. Pereira maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. communist claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

The most dominating communist player was without a doubt J. Troubat. However, M. Carlsson made a disastrous appearance. Almby's top performer was clearly V. Černý. L. Nagy was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.