zizo 3 - 1 A.J (389295621)

34893 fans braved the pouring rain at salmas park. René Wehrheim was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marius Cabus and Jian Chun-Sung. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for zizo. Starters: Haber - Péron, Lopúch, Ernst, Borgato - Spexare, Hyny, Laguillo Pelayo, Ganjali, Flossie - Ceresato.

A.J tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Abootaleb - Kalemi, Esmaeilzadeh, Mikkanen, Aslani, Fayol - Meinero, Lomberti, Olsen - Stack, Winiecki.

A.J mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. zizo were very close to putting themselves one up after 9 minutes as G. Péron got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. The rain made it hard for players like V. Kalemi to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. D. Lopúch was very close to giving zizo the lead with an ingenious free kick routine 35 minutes into the match, but the ball just grazed the bar. After 40 minutes, G. Péron came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving zizo the lead. A. Ceresato could have increased the lead after 41 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. 42 minutes into the game, R. Stack finished off a A.J left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 1. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to zizo, who controlled the ball 76 percent of the time.

zizo broke through on the left 71 minutes into the game, with I. Hyny firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. zizo managed to extend their lead to 3 - 1 when A. Ganjali cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. After 74 minutes, A.J switched M. Winiecki with S. Oskarsson, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. After 74 minutes of the match, the manager still hoped to turn things around. S. Oskarsson was ordered to assume a different position on the pitch. He took the place of M. Meinero, who in turn replaced his team mate. T. Esmaeilzadeh spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. zizo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 76 percent of possession.

Most important zizo player was I. Hyny. However, B. Ernst made a disastrous appearance. A.J's top performer was clearly R. Stack. F. Aslani was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 1.