dx/dt 3 - 3 BlacKnights (391211857)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 35238 had shown up at Hamiltoniano for the match. Kostas Chorafas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fredrik Holtenborg and Stijn Collette. dx/dt tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Milijaš - Brzózka, Buroh - Figueres, Valenzuela Núñez, Graça, Pancerovas, Coccia - Zacur, Antochów, Nakhle.

BlacKnights had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Starters: Gonçalves - Aulie, Santos Cunha, Maza, Saldivia - Di Ronza, Solano, Bozhinov, Monti Carlo, Gatzemeyer - Bispo.

For their match strategy, BlacKnights had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. After 4 minutes, BlacKnights's A. Monti Carlo made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. The crowd chanted their encouragement as dx/dt's R. Pancerovas came in from the right after 39 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 1 - 1. dx/dt's M. Graça tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. The BlacKnights free kick 42 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of G. Di Ronza, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 2! With 43 minutes played, A. Saldivia of BlacKnights fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. E. Zacur sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from R. Pancerovas after 44 minutes of play, making the score 2 - 2. dx/dt were very close to putting themselves one up after 44 minutes as V. Coccia got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 2. BlacKnights had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

Many thought R. Pancerovas ought to have been awarded a penalty 58 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around E. Gonçalves after a determined run through the middle. V. Coccia made a quick rush after 62 minutes, but R. Aulie had no problems keeping up the pace and stopped the attack. BlacKnights took the lead after R. Aulie curved a free kick into the net. 2 - 3 With a shot curled in from just outside the middle of the penalty area after 70 minutes played, C. Brzózka of dx/dt made the score 3 - 3. F. Bispo would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. A. van Geel entered the game for BlacKnights as the match clock showed 71 minutes. 71 minutes into the game, BlacKnights wanted to bring some new energy to their game. D. Bozhinov gave B. Jeppesen a quick hug as he left the field. A. Monti Carlo came close to putting the visiting team one up 75 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but S. Milijaš managed to tip the ball to a corner. The crowd groaned its disapproval when R. Pancerovas missed a free kick that would have given dx/dt the lead after 78 minutes. dx/dt enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

The most dominating dx/dt player was without a doubt S. Nakhle. C. Brzózka was a disappointment, however. BlacKnights's top performer was clearly A. van Geel. R. Aulie turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 3.