FOReVER 1 - 1 TomakinFC (388932183)

26113 spectators arrived at Karaelmas1986 Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Gisbert Gijsbertsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ilya Weemhoff and Albrecht Schöneweide. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for FOReVER. Starters: Alsun - Rekin, Lilie, Cavilli, Viaña - Vasi, Gedikbaş, Yasan, Atıl - Castro Teixeira, Küçükbilezikçi.

TomakinFC tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Cierocki - Vuoriainen, Knorr Garrido, Tagni - Winsauer, Budiman, Lange, Labudović, Lancashire - Cox, Kullenling.

FOReVER seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. The wings were the focus of most of TomakinFC's attacks today. TomakinFC were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. 11 minutes into the match, the visiting TomakinFC made the score 0 - 1 after A. Budiman executed a perfect free kick. It was obvious that team FOReVER had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to FOReVER, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

FOReVER had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. After 72 minutes of play, V. Cavilli evened things up for FOReVER with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 1 - 1. FOReVER's D. Lilie tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. TomakinFC's A. Budiman was shown a yellow card after 85 minutes for slicing down an opponent. FOReVER had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

FOReVER's best player was G. Castro Teixeira. İ. Rekin turned in a dismal performance, however. J. Kullenling performed admirably for TomakinFC. On the other hand, V. Labudović's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 1.