superbees 2 - 1 Sherwood (390051533)

33756 spectators had found their way to griffin park, despite the heavy rain. superbees had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Qyqalla - Conraads, Cicogna, Špecián - Prunier, Rieser, Velzunza, De Capite, Wright - Hansson, Pelli.

Sherwood decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Maggiore - Grnčarov, Tannila, Bocale - Mozhaev, Lopes, López Lamadrid, Tschanen, Basler-Biskupek - Rauhaus, Olivieri.

superbees seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. One of many good crosses from R. Basler-Biskupek on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by M. Rauhaus, who scored for Sherwood. 0 - 1 The crowd was on its feet 4 minutes into the match, as superbees's A. Špecián found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser. Sherwood's A. Mozhaev could have put the guests one up after 9 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but S. Qyqalla was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. superbees's L. Rieser was shown a yellow card after 10 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 32 minutes of play, P. Hansson gave the home team a 2 - 1 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Sherwood's J. López Lamadrid got himself booked for a foul. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

L. Rieser could have increased the lead after 53 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. 54 minutes in, superbees's W. Wright received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A. Velzunza had a fantastic opportunity to put superbees up another goal 62 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like J. López Lamadrid. As L. Tannila had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Sherwood player a red card without batting an eyelid. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, R. Basler-Biskupek took over the role of being the Sherwood captain. superbees were forced into a substitution as S. Qyqalla couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing J. Barnes to come in off the bench. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by superbees, with 53 percent of the ball.

superbees's best player was P. Hansson. On the other hand, J. Barnes's play was disheartening. A. Lopes performed admirably for Sherwood. O. Tschanen turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.