manager 2 - 0 Junction (390061721)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 24350 that came out to Sack the manager Arena. Bjørn Bondeli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roman Snopek and Mieczysław Kuchta. manager had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Starters: Soares - Killstål, Ireton, Burbidge, Nørlund, Inglis - Stoewe, MacQuistan, Simion - Castejón, Al Shazly.

Junction tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Kabakchiev - Stilo, Pekos, Aquilone, Keimel - Niewrzoł, Kryger, Boussemart, van der Waart - Miranda, Silva Duarte.

Junction saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Some great play up the middle by manager led to a chance for M. Al Shazly to score after 2 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. G. Niewrzoł made a nice dash down the wing after 8 minutes, but was unable to get the cross into the box. A goal kick was awarded. After 21 minutes, manager sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached P. Castejón, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 1 - 0. Cheers filled the stadium as M. Al Shazly broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to manager. After this, you could see that the players of manager were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to manager, who controlled the ball 76 percent of the time.

The manager coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 46 minutes into the game. After 50 minutes, Junction's D. Kabakchiev fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! There was concern in the stands when, at the 71 minute mark, manager's K. Nørlund hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. P. Castejón found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. manager enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 75 percent of possession.

R. Soares performed admirably for manager. On the other hand, K. Nørlund's play was disheartening. The most dominating Junction player was without a doubt A. Silva Duarte. G. Niewrzoł turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.