Bluecool 3 - 2 mursenov (388941052)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Bluecool Arena saw a crowd turnout of 44589. Robert-Jan de Zwart was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Elvezio Ardata and Faas Voorthuizen. Bluecool had chosen a strategic 4-3-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Aktün - Vafi, Di Leo, Ferreira, Pascarella - Gökdeniz, Knaller, Rae - Sağlar, Uzan, Mersa.

mursenov decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Van Staen - Taimen, Hénaut, Precisamente, Urbiš - Bastin, Rojas, Csirik, Chevallier - Rossano, Berisha.

Bluecool seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. The strategy for mursenov was to use their ability to press. mursenov's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Bluecool broke through on the left 21 minutes into the game, with İ. Uzan firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. P. Rae had a fantastic opportunity to put Bluecool up another goal 42 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. İ. Uzan wanted to play on, but the Bluecool coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 44 minutes into the game by C. Sammet. After 44 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after J. Csirik made it through the middle and struck home to make it 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Bluecool, with 54 percent of the ball.

47 minutes into the game, Bluecool wanted to bring some new energy to their game. A. Pascarella gave R. Sima a quick hug as he left the field. mursenov's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. 57 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Bluecool substitution. S. Díez de Medina came on for G. Gökdeniz. After 60 minutes, the mursenov coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving L. Berisha off the field. D. Micu took his place. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of mursenov's J. Csirik after 63 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 1 - 2 lead. With 66 minutes having been played, Bluecool scored to make it 2 - 2. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but R. Sima was marked down as the scorer. After 74 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. O. Ferreira easily put the ball away to give the lead to Bluecool. 3 - 2 The pressing tactics used by mursenov were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Bluecool enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

Bluecool's top performer was clearly C. Sammet. A. Aktün turned in a dismal performance, however. C. Rossano performed admirably for mursenov. F. Van Staen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 2.