city 5 - 4 Drogba973 (390049406)

49199 spectators had come to Colden house this cloudy day. Gelu Marin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Willy Elmiger and Arjan Sever. All of Lagunes was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. city decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Ambar - Lévano, Solagaiztoa - Dewolf, Makáň, Elsässer, Wolfrat, Mirlach - Abreu, Koffi, Atamanyuk.

Drogba973 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Rabai - Miech, Filipkiewicz, Bento Oliveira - Benedit, Barbaux, Carona, Lallemand, Assoumou - Radziejewski, Plüss.

Drogba973 used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. The terraces were silenced after 5 minutes when Drogba973's J. Lallemand put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. The crowd chanted their encouragement as city's T. Wolfrat came in from the right after 7 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 1 - 1. 17 minutes in, Drogba973's D. Benedit received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. B. Koffi was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so city's S. Lima had to come off the bench. After 20 minutes, city sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached V. Lévano, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 2 - 1. F. Carona came close to levelling the score 23 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. The visiting team's F. Radziejewski was able to score the 2 - 2 equaliser with a header 27 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right. Halftime score was 2 - 2. city enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

A. Makáň gave city the lead with a beautiful free kick after 69 minutes. 3 - 2! C. Mirlach increased the lead for city to 4 - 2, 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! O. Atamanyuk unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. With 78 minutes played, F. Bento Oliveira had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. C. Assoumou of Drogba973 seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 4 - 3 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by R. Barbaux. The referee was not popular with the home supporters after he awarded Drogba973 a controversial penalty after 87 minutes. R. Barbaux made no mistake, levelling the score at 4 - 4. city took the lead after 88 minutes as a result of T. Wolfrat's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 5 - 4. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by city, with 56 percent of the ball.

Most important city player was O. Atamanyuk. On the other hand, E. Ambar's play was disheartening. Drogba973's top performer was clearly F. Carona. D. Benedit was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 4.