ZERDÜŞ 5 - 5 vOLVOx. (388904233)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 34817 at zerdüş today. Nick Gibbs was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rogier Kennedy and Dan Lazãr. ZERDÜŞ started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Caldeira - Boucai, Yitzchaki, Müller - Stamenkoski, Witt, Staes, Młynarczuk, Puha - Randazzo, Iacob.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for vOLVOx.. The following players had been chosen: Sebastiani - Backbier, Vassilatos, Melnichenko - Vecchi, Venot, Saununu, Rheintaler, Reiss - Saldarriaga, Ukonmaanaho.

ZERDÜŞ decided to play creatively. vOLVOx. clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. After a savage shot that could only be parried by the keeper, D. Saldarriaga demonstrated his experience by being in just the right place to slot home the rebound. His goal for vOLVOx. 4 minutes into the match made the score 0 - 1. ZERDÜŞ's C. Iacob put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 1 - 1 with 22 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. 23 minutes into the match, vOLVOx. nearly took the lead, as Y. Venot broke through on the right. R. Caldeira made the save, however. With 25 minutes played C. Iacob almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. With 27 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. D. Saldarriaga put the ball away for 1 - 2. With 30 minutes played, ZERDÜŞ's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to A. Puha he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 2 - 2. 31 minutes into the match, the vOLVOx. manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. 2 - 2 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to vOLVOx., who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

ZERDÜŞ broke through on the left 48 minutes into the game, with V. Randazzo firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 3 - 2 lead. vOLVOx. levelled the score after 54 minutes to make it 3 - 3, as J. Ukonmaanaho struck home after a fine midfield combination through the centre, which left him completely unmarked. ZERDÜŞ's A. Puha was shown a yellow card after 55 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 63 minutes into the game, ZERDÜŞ wanted to bring some new energy to their game. A. Yitzchaki gave G. Rosa Filho a quick hug as he left the field. 63 minutes into the game, H. Saununu almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. vOLVOx. took the lead 78 minutes into the game, making the score 3 - 4 after some elegant movement down the middle. A. Rheintaler was the scorer. After 79 minutes, V. Vassilatos made a complete fool of himself when he presented the ball to the feet of A. Puha who smashed it into the open goal for ZERDÜŞ. 4 - 4. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 80 minutes allowed A. Vecchi to score for vOLVOx.. The scoreboard now read 4 - 5. 82 minutes into the match, ZERDÜŞ's V. Randazzo 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 5 - 5. vOLVOx. enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

ZERDÜŞ's best player was V. Randazzo. Z. Stamenkoski on the other hand, had a terrible day. J. Ukonmaanaho performed admirably for vOLVOx.. On the other hand, A. Sebastiani's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 5.