aysuda 5 - 3 Shining (389279946)

36513 spectators arrived at aysuda real, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Raúl Zapatero was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kapitonas Škėrys and Gwenaël Delatte. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for aysuda. Starters: Béasse - Muzzi, Szándu, François - Premoli, Formicola, Bârcă, Tello, Irisarri - Jakupec, Galazzo.

Shining tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Dosrius - Brettmann, Leanza - Bernard, Juez Panduro, Kashani, Saviori, Krog - Vahedi, Püschel, Desperes.

aysuda used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 6 minutes into the match, and L. Juez Panduro wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. J. Jakupec charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for aysuda, but the shot went well wide of the goal. aysuda were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. 38 minutes in, and aysuda were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when M. Tello picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. aysuda claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

The coach of aysuda wanted to try to change things around after 46 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, A. Galazzo scored for aysuda putting them ahead 2 - 1, after 59 minutes. D. Formicola increased the lead for aysuda to 3 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! By now, the players in aysuda felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. aysuda players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. Cheers filled the stadium as D. Formicola broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 1 to aysuda. 73 minutes in, A. Leanza made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but D. Béasse refused to let the ball slip by him. 76 minutes in, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as H. Vahedi anticipated the through ball and scored, reducing the deficit to 4 - 2. After 80 minutes aysuda's I. Szándu limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Given a free kick close to the byline, aysuda tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let J. Jakupec slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 5 - 2, 81 minutes into the game. After 83 minutes, L. Juez Panduro sent the corner kick right to P. Krog who headed it sharply past the keeper. 5 - 3! aysuda enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

J. Jakupec performed admirably for aysuda. On the other hand, A. Irisarri's play was disheartening. Shining's best player was P. Krog. S. Bernard on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 3.