KFC.J 0 - 0 Rangers (388557184)

A scorching day at royal casio, where 30031 spectators were in place for today's match. Ulf Varnhagen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jelani Limo and Fabrice Voillot. KFC.J tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. The following players took the field: Lazlo - Akyol, Allendorf, Dinçkök, Carvalha, Cotozzolo - Isolabella, Dzidowski, Judt - Dinmore, Pirtinaho.

Rangers had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Lineup: Veyt - Cambraia, Iorio, Depoortere, Cordoba, Vanderlinden - Diamantaridis, Dünyadagülmez, Capart - Russo, Christien.

For their match strategy, KFC.J had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Rangers tried to focus their attacks down the middle. V. Diamantaridis dispatched a majestic long shot 5 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. Rangers players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. KFC.J mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 26 minutes, but K. Dinçkök was unable to convert from short range. Rangers had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. KFC.J had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 35 minutes, but C. Judt's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Rangers, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

With 49 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Rangers resulted in a counterattack that set M. Christien free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. The heat made it a terrible day for V. Isolabella, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. Some great play up the middle by KFC.J led to a chance for A. Cotozzolo to score after 70 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Rangers had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

KFC.J's top performer was clearly P. Lazlo. T. Pirtinaho was a disappointment, however. Most important Rangers player was F. Russo. On the other hand, B. Cambraia's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.