NewHouse 2 - 4 Salada-FC (391545964)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 44353 at NewHouse F.C. Arena today. Victor Popa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by 钱 (Qian) 硕栋 (Shuodong) and Henrik Hagelblom. NewHouse tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Andradas - Franken, Tosto, Rothhaar - Thiebaut, Lanús, Calém, Vinchon, Bustos - Raven, Werner.

Salada-FC started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Elnhausen - Troubat, Troutot, Marko - Negri, Ceber, Agafiţei, Meier, Wendland - Pelliciari, Andersson.

The wings were the focus of most of Salada-FC's attacks today. After 3 minutes, Salada-FC put themselves up 0 - 1, as M. Pelliciari finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave V. Calém from NewHouse a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 6 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 15 minutes, A. Wendland sent the corner kick right to G. Troutot who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 2! NewHouse reduced the lead to 1 - 2 with 16 minutes on the clock when V. Calém got the best of a ball floated in from the left. NewHouse's F. Bustos put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 2 - 2 with 33 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. The guests took the lead 35 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in A. Wendland scoring to make it 2 - 3. Salada-FC were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. O. Andradas got a fingertip on A. Negri's shot from the left 36 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. V. Calém knew he was in trouble after hacking down an opponent. Despite his pleading with the referee, the NewHouse player was shown a second yellow card and dismissed from the game. 2 - 3 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Salada-FC, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

With 55 minutes played, A. Wendland nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. The home crowd cheered when, after 68 minutes, A. Negri's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. E. Troubat was, after 71 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper O. Andradas made the save. Salada-FC had to make a substitution after 75 minutes. M. Meier limped off the field and was replaced by J. Bonfá. P. Tosto made a superb strike after 82 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. With 84 minutes played, Salada-FC put themselves up 2 - 4 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was M. Andersson. Salada-FC enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

NewHouse's top performer was clearly S. Raven. D. Rothhaar was a disappointment, however. Salada-FC's best player was M. Andersson. J. Bonfá turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 4.