toallin 0 - 4 Dep. Louta (391236657)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 24969 to south park. Aleksandar Pantić was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Remigio Lanús and Maciej Przybyło. toallin started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Leydier - Cardeo, Afkanpour, Bartuněk - Nawa, Walter, Kulomäki, Grünenfelder, Barriga Verde - von Salza, Arnon.

Dep. Louta tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Rambe - Niculae, Mallorquin, Sabater - Carcavilla, Santana, Branco, Reyes, Abbes - Svensson, Podaru.

Today, toallin's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. Dep. Louta clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 7 minutes into the match left Dep. Louta's M. Santana completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave S. Barriga Verde from toallin a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 18 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Some fine movement on the left led to a Dep. Louta goal after 31 minutes, making it 0 - 2. A. Abbes was noted down as the scorer. Dep. Louta players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. P. Svensson came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over C. Leydier but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Dep. Louta, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

56 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as T. Branco finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Dep. Louta's M. Podaru's long shot really ought to have found the net 74 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. The referee showed Dep. Louta's J. Mallorquin the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. In an effort to secure the lead, Dep. Louta changed their tactic after 80 minutes. J. Mallorquin dispatched a majestic long shot 86 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. After 87 minutes, Dep. Louta's J. Sabater burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 4. By now, the players in Dep. Louta felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Dep. Louta had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

The most dominating toallin player was without a doubt M. Bartuněk. S. Walter was a disappointment, however. M. Podaru performed admirably for Dep. Louta. C. Carcavilla on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 4.