Shrimperzone 0 - 1 AARDVARK (390057207)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 41852 at The Super Roy McDonough Stadium today. Alessandro Nuvoli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eurípides Grajales and Imre Kaltenbach. Shrimperzone had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Lineup: Ducarre - Lamirault, Raimond, Levin, Ericsson, Shtengel - Zavišić, Khanenko, Vencis - Ravanello, Druart.

AARDVARK decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. The following players took the field: Loftus - Ratcliff, Sagar, Steven, Hutchinson, Radford - Fisher, McLean, Walsh - Doudi, Jarratt.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Shrimperzone. Many thought V. Khanenko ought to have been awarded a penalty 2 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around D. Loftus after a determined run through the middle. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Shrimperzone, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

46 minutes into the game, G. Jarratt almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The terraces were silenced after 57 minutes when AARDVARK's G. Jarratt put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. With 62 minutes played, Shrimperzone's M. Ravanello found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Shrimperzone, with 54 percent of the ball.

Shrimperzone's top performer was clearly M. Ravanello. M. Levin turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important AARDVARK player was G. Jarratt. S. Sagar was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 1.