!Kung 1 - 5 Baltheros (390255054)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 39005 at Lux Triumphans today. Henrik Perkiönmäki was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Antoon Huet and Erotas Arachovakis. !Kung tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Marsis - Moreira Gonçalves, Bettella, Rossi - Mollard, Parfait, Loonstein, Gaviraghi, Oggiano - Üzgün, Vienot.

Baltheros started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Eriksen - Satizábal, Badani, Pettau, Calán - Eisenhut, Foto, Bubnjar, Taczanowski - Mão de Ferro, Klærke.

Baltheros clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. !Kung created a good opportunity to score 11 minutes into the match when M. Vienot'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. Baltheros played a good counterattacking move down the left 12 minutes into the match, with D. Taczanowski finishing well for 0 - 1. 13 minutes into the game, !Kung had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to solid. 30 minutes into the game, M. Vienot came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. There was concern in the stands when, at the 31 minute mark, !Kung's F. Oggiano hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. 32 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as C. Badani finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. !Kung had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

The !Kung players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. !Kung supporters cheered as good work down the right got the ball to V. Mollard who reduced the visitors' lead after 54 minutes to 1 - 2. Baltheros were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 79 minutes, B. Klærke swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 1 - 3. After 89 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as !Kung found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to solid. B. Klærke sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from V. Mão de Ferro after 89 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 4. V. Mão de Ferro was in the clear after breaking the offside trap following a Baltheros counterattack from the left after 89 minutes. His neat finish made the score 1 - 5. After this, you could see that the players of Baltheros were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 89 minutes in, !Kung's I. Moreira Gonçalves received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Unfortunately for Baltheros, C. Badani was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. A. Carrera replaced him. Baltheros almost scored after a swift counterattack 89 minutes into the game, but D. Taczanowski put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. 89 minutes into the game, !Kung seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a weak level of organisation. !Kung claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

Most important !Kung player was L. Parfait. I. Moreira Gonçalves turned in a dismal performance, however. V. Mão de Ferro performed admirably for Baltheros. On the other hand, A. Carrera's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 5.