champagne 3 - 2 CMA (390849092)

18033 spectators arrived at Rusty Cage Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Konsta Jokinen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Etienne Stultzfus and Rex McDougall. champagne tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Dworakowski - Lienke, Scanniello, Krzemieniecki - Le Guern, Incenso, Chaban, Butzmann - Ríos Martinez, Cadman, Hieltjes.

CMA decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Deschenes - Mihaliak, Schjelderup, Leurs - Vanoni, Echavarria, Kannisto, Garrera, Kallmann - Cold, Leibold.

It was an obvious ambition of champagne to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. CMA took the lead 8 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. N. Schjelderup was the scorer. An accurate cross from J. Kallmann of CMA was met with a wonderful glancing header from E. Leibold, hitting the inside base of the post before nestling into the back of the net for 0 - 2. It took several tries, but champagne managed to break through on the left after 34 minutes, getting the ball to E. Butzmann who easily reduced the lead to make the score 1 - 2. 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. champagne had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

champagne equalised after 52 minutes after a brilliantly placed penalty by H. Incenso. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 60 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. champagne fans erupted in celebration as H. Incenso rifled the ball into the the top corner. 3 - 2! champagne's L. Krzemieniecki swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. K. Lienke left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 70 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. R. Ribeiro was the replacement. C. Hieltjes wanted to play on, but the champagne coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 70 minutes into the game by E. Trocchi. After 70 minutes, the champagne players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by champagne, with 55 percent of the ball.

champagne's best player was M. Cadman. On the other hand, M. Le Guern's play was disheartening. CMA's top performer was clearly S. Cold. However, F. Leurs made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 2.