hero 3 - 1 Liberte (390186060)

Clouds darkened the skies at hero as 7300 spectators turned up for the match. Mikael L. Bohgård was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bogdan Bajić and Patty Ashley. People from all over Dakar had joined up for the derby. hero had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Bousso - Papajík, Nyhin, Cehuľa, Lazăr - Tendeng, Markov, Ivens, Asanović - Backers, Bom.

Liberte tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Lineup: Diallo - Teszner, Shamir, Delgado, Zida, Klimecki - Saheh, Beye, Diop - Tandjiguera, Sawane.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for hero. Many thought D. Tendeng ought to have been awarded a penalty 4 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around M. Diallo after a determined run through the middle. B. Lazăr gave hero the lead with a beautiful free kick after 7 minutes. 1 - 0! 12 minutes into the game, B. Lazăr had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Waverman. After 13 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after E. Saheh made it through the middle and struck home to make it 1 - 1. D. Tandjiguera came close to putting the visiting team one up 22 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but D. Bousso managed to tip the ball to a corner. hero created a good opportunity to score 29 minutes into the match when I. Nyhin's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. The guests almost went up by a goal after 33 minutes when S. Klimecki came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to hero, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

Liberte's M. Teszner left the field after 56 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was B. Mane. With 65 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as P. Cehuľa flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. F. Sognane was called on to replace hero's W. Ivens after 68 minutes following a nasty collision. hero put in a good effort on the right, but D. Tendeng saw his volley fly wide of the mark 71 minutes into the game. hero's F. Sognane had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 76 minutes having been played. A. Diallo was the replacement. 77 minutes in, the unpredictable G. Asanović of hero turned and curled the ball towards goal, but it flew inches wide of the post, almost taking out a member of the crowd! The home side's C. Bom came close to extending the lead 79 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but M. Diallo managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. A. Zida's lack of experience almost gave hero a goal after 84 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After 85 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and G. Asanović gave the hero supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 1. hero enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

Most important hero player was S. Backers. On the other hand, P. Cehuľa's play was disheartening. Liberte's best player was D. Tandjiguera. B. Mane on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.