Cool 4 - 1 thurlestone (390050739)

62671 punters turned up at The Mogster Stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Jérôme Hermant was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ernst Schwab and Ralf Baltz. Cool started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. They fielded: Abed-Sulaiman - Chorroco, Sørensen - Albu, Aspenborg, Harris, Ångblad, Wright - Gripengren, Jokimies, Szűcs.

thurlestone tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. The following players took the field: Giraudeau - Armendáriz, Ovčiarik, Barrow, Dzadzamia, Shchurov - Buchanan, Gallie, Rosland - Detterbeck, Frank.

For their match strategy, thurlestone had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Cool had a good opportunity to take the lead as B. Szűcs came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of A. Giraudeau. thurlestone were given a free kick 3 minutes into the game, just after a swift counter attack broke down. Rather than shooting straight at goal, it was directed at the area just in front of the keeper. The attackers made several runs and made it hard for the defenders to protect their goal. After a short tussle with a defender, P. Frank could finally lay the ball to rest behind the keeper. 0 - 1, and proof it can pay off to come prepared. Cool's S. Gripengren put his head to a high ball coming in from the right after 7 minutes, but the ball went wide. 8 minutes into the game thurlestone managed a counterattack, but K. Detterbeck took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. 14 minutes into the match thurlestone's B. Buchanan head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. S. Gripengren showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 17 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. With 20 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as S. Gripengren flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Cheers filled the stadium as J. Aspenborg broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 1 to Cool. thurlestone's P. Frank left the field after 37 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was M. Flamblad. It was 3 - 1 at the break. Cool claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 74 percent.

Good work by the thurlestone defensive line after 61 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found M. Flamblad alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. The referee showed Cool's B. Szűcs the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 83 minutes Cool's S. Gripengren limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Coming in from the right, thurlestone had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 87 minutes, but L. Rosland's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Cool increased the lead as J. Harris struck to make the score 4 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Gallie from thurlestone a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 89 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Cool enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 75 percent of possession.

B. Szűcs performed admirably for Cool. However, K. Wright made a disastrous appearance. Most important thurlestone player was K. Detterbeck. C. Barrow on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 1.