decs_dream09 3 - 1 Tribble (390057528)

Clouds darkened the skies at valley de muerte as 40112 spectators turned up for the match. Alewijn van der Stap was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bobo Böttner and Per-Ivar van Rie. decs_dream09 tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Adni - Malta, Goossens, Gebali, Bova - Abeydat, Seay, Wen Kiong, Lavers - Danihel, Ray.

Tribble decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Michetelli - Sawyer, Mesquita, Tonizzi - Brewer, Frăţilă, Ameen, Wiatt, Horn - Kolu, Gavenda.

9 minutes into the game, a swerving free kick by J. Lavers almost resulted in the home team taking the lead, but the shot glanced harmlessly off the frame of the goal. 22 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for decs_dream09 was B. Bova. After 31 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and B. Bova gave the decs_dream09 supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. Tribble had to manage with a reduced squad after 34 minutes, as B. Sawyer got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action. decs_dream09 were forced into a substitution as D. Seay couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing D. Kernaghan to come in off the bench. With 36 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, R. Wiatt needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. B. Bova squirmed through their central defence after 37 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for B. Bova. At this point, it was obvious that the players of decs_dream09 lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 3 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by decs_dream09, with 52 percent of the ball.

T. Kolu's lightning pace was too much for S. Gebali who could only look on as the Tribble player blasted one home. 3 - 1. With 68 minutes played, G. Tonizzi had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. Tribble had to make a substitution after 70 minutes. A. Frăţilă limped off the field and was replaced by S. Doğan. 80 minutes in, A. Ameen made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but A. Adni refused to let the ball slip by him. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave D. Kernaghan from decs_dream09 a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 82 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! As the game started to slip away for Tribble, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Tribble manager used a brief break in play after 87 minutes to give the players new directives. decs_dream09 enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

The most dominating decs_dream09 player was without a doubt S. Danihel. S. Gebali turned in a dismal performance, however. Tribble's best player was B. Gavenda. On the other hand, A. Michetelli's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.