hucan 2 - 0 ZENİT (388893762)

The 47222 spectators at Republic of Hucan were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Heikki Laurila was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mario Vit and Ignasi Sabarich. hucan tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Dřevojánek - Pirlo, Kapaksız, Point - Akbulut, de Geer, Mandić, Falch Andersen, Sezal - Pančocha, Rampazzi.

ZENİT decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Zanaboni - Tohumoğlu, Donciu, Collet - Brito Almeida, Rank, Pasiner, Schornsteinfeger, Tusiński - Sarv, Loureiro.

hucan used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. After 2 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. M. Akbulut easily put the ball away to give the lead to hucan. 1 - 0 A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in hucan's M. Pančocha increasing the lead to 2 - 0. The players of hucan now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. hucan had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

As usual, G. Schornsteinfeger tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. ZENİT's T. Rank got himself booked for a foul. The player down was H. de Geer. The hucan bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. hucan's E. Sezal left the field after 86 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was E. Teguh. M. Pančocha could have put hucan up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 87 minutes. ZENİT enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

hucan's top performer was clearly M. Pančocha. E. Teguh was a disappointment, however. ZENİT's best player was A. Pasiner. On the other hand, C. Tohumoğlu's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.