Kratos 4 - 1 MILAN (390854495)

39824 spectators arrived at Kratos Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Yannik Koschembahr was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Casper Haandbæk and Legolas Etcheverry. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Kratos. They fielded: Gustavsson - Ruiz, Barros, Läfvenlind, Stefanutti - Singh, O'Lyne, Bauers, Semb, Knecht - Vercruysse.

MILAN decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Carmona - Desmás, Kværndrup, Evtimov - Nero, Riedel, Carbonari, Trino, Korntal - Forrest, Kwapich.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for MILAN. 16 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Kratos was S. Vercruysse. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Kratos to 2 - 0 as S. Vercruysse finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Kratos scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for M. Knecht after 41 minutes. Confident in their lead, Kratos's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. MILAN's N. Kwapich finished emphatically to make the score 3 -1 after 43 minutes, after the enigmatic I. Nero pulled a delightful long pass from his box of tricks to bypass the defence. MILAN's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Halftime score was 3 - 1. Kratos enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

The Kratos coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 70 minutes into the game. In the lead, Kratos adjusted their style of play with 70 minutes gone. What was F. Riedel thinking? That's what everyone wondered when, for no apparent reason, he shot a cross pass over his own penalty area, giving C. Singh an extra chance, but unfortunately for Kratos, he didn't get the shot right. After a short break after 80 minutes, Kratos seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. In an effort to secure the lead, Kratos changed their tactic after 80 minutes. Kratos were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 81 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by S. Vercruysse. 4 - 1 for the home side. That made three goals for S. Vercruysse and he was marked down for the hat trick. MILAN's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 86 minutes gone, but R. Forrest's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Kratos had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

Kratos's top performer was clearly A. Stefanutti. On the other hand, M. Knecht's play was disheartening. MILAN's best player was J. Carbonari. However, K. Kværndrup made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 1.