boys 4 - 5 chelsea (389297361)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 52906 at naghshe jahan today. Miel Wurtz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mario Quadrio Aristarchi and Paul Otto Haussmann. boys started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Liras - Dresse, Mateo-Sagasta, Barzel - Skiba, Bekken, Cenan, Tačiulauskas, Zeil - Łoszewski, Vasco.

chelsea had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Vincze - Libsig, Bełkot, Torabian - Derksen, Ginesta, Pilet, Memoli - Stanikowski, Mozaffari, Roffa.

boys saw most attack opportunities on the wings. They were singing the praises of W. Łoszewski 2 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to boys. The home team will be cursing J. Bełkot for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 4 minutes. 19 minutes into the game, B. Mozaffari was a hair's breadth away from giving chelsea the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by K. Liras saved the home team that time. boys took the lead 20 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as L. Dresse elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. B. Vincze was caught napping as J. Bekken lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. After 33 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after G. Memoli made it through the middle and struck home to make it 2 - 2. Slack defending gave boys a chance to take the lead with 40 minutes played, but W. Łoszewski's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. chelsea were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 41 minutes, F. Roffa swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 2 - 3. chelsea's L. Ginesta got himself booked for a foul. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, B. Zeil of boys spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. 2 - 3 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by boys, with 64 percent of the ball.

Due to some great work on the right wing boys's V. Cenan was able to even the score after 58 minutes to make the score 3 - 3. The visiting L. Ginesta was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 70 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 3 - 4 was the score. As the game started to slip away for boys, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the boys manager used a brief break in play after 71 minutes to give the players new directives. The boys players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. The boys coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave J. Bekken from boys a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 79 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! W. Łoszewski charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for boys, but the shot went well wide of the goal. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 86 minutes into the match, an alert G. Barzel bagged the ball for boys, levelling the score to 4 - 4. chelsea's F. Roffa managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 87 minutes. 4 - 5. boys enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

boys's top performer was clearly Ł. Skiba. L. Dresse was a disappointment, however. chelsea's best player was W. Stanikowski. G. Memoli turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 5.