Gimpelkings 4 - 2 jamies (390053067)

Due to an all-day shower, 53355 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Meyer Lansky Memorial Stadium. Tygo Louwers was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Raúl Gil and Isaac Bila-Natzmer. Gimpelkings had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players took the field: Trinquier - Dietzmann, James - Kovačević, Moers, Ressurreição, Arce, Ćurčija - Lutchmiah, Saunders, Smallman.

A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for jamies. The following players had been chosen: Burla - Wilding, Heath, Ubaque, Profeta - Stoffel, Vool, Fortina - Steele, Croom-Carter, Allan.

jamies clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. M. Moers gave Gimpelkings the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit D. Croom-Carter just fine. Gimpelkings's S. Arce swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The Gimpelkings free kick 38 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of V. Kovačević, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 0! After 38 minutes, jamies used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. As the game started to slip away for jamies, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the jamies manager used a brief break in play after 38 minutes to give the players new directives. The jamies players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Gimpelkings enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

With 48 minutes played, Gimpelkings's D. Smallman almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Cheers filled the stadium as G. Dietzmann broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to Gimpelkings. The jamies coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. With 69 minutes played, S. Arce could have brought this one home for Gimpelkings as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. 70 minutes into the game, B. Steele finished off a jamies left wing counterattack, making the score 3 - 1. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Gimpelkings scored another to make it 4 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for G. Ressurreição after 73 minutes. D. Smallman could have increased the lead after 84 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. jamies fought on and, after 85 minutes, R. Allan was able to reduce the deficit to 4 - 2 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Gimpelkings, with 66 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Gimpelkings player was without a doubt C. Saunders. On the other hand, J. Trinquier's play was disheartening. Most important jamies player was D. Croom-Carter. S. Heath turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 2.