laudeconce 5 - 2 djgekko (388600090)

Clear skies welcomed the 21790 spectators who had made their way to Estadio Universidad de Concepción. Gianni Magatti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dénes Novák and Joaquín Dévora. laudeconce tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: De Ronzi - Solazzo, Abfalterer, Bruyninckx - Röcklmaier, Caforio, Frizzi, Frölius, Meskens - Niţu, Manzolillo.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for djgekko. Starters: Vendrame - Bundervoet, Tihauser, Focant, Nus - Van Hemelryck, Venglinskiy, Colombo, Lechner - Abri, Dont.

laudeconce created a good opportunity to score 5 minutes into the match when S. Manzolillo's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. With 6 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as G. Bruyninckx flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. The referee showed djgekko's W. Dont the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Cheers filled the stadium as A. Röcklmaier broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to laudeconce. The players of laudeconce now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, J. Nus got himself booked. The manager of djgekko was not happy. V. Lechner could've grabbed a goal for djgekko 30 minutes in when he got a pass from the left putting him free of the home side's defence, but he was unable to take advantage of the situation. laudeconce's J. Frölius got himself booked for a foul. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. laudeconce had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

A. Niţu increased laudeconce's lead to 3 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball. The head of A. Röcklmaier connected with a corner kick after 62 minutes, and the ball ended up with P. Meskens of laudeconce who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 4 - 0. djgekko reduced the lead after 66 minutes to 4 - 1 as A. Venglinskiy easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. One of many good crosses from P. Meskens on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by S. Manzolillo, who scored for laudeconce. 5 - 1 M. Tihauser nearly reduced the lead 80 minutes into the game, but a splendid one-handed save by M. De Ronzi prevented the attempt coming in from the right flank from hitting the back of the net. laudeconce's P. Meskens saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 81 minutes. djgekko fought on and, after 84 minutes, D. Colombo was able to reduce the deficit to 5 - 2 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

The most dominating laudeconce player was without a doubt S. Manzolillo. P. Meskens was a disappointment, however. Most important djgekko player was J. Van Hemelryck. However, A. Bundervoet made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 2.