KAISEN 1 - 4 libido (392099982)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 70230 at KAISEN F.C. Monumental today. Antonio Alfaro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jonas Pålsson and Robert Zabawa. All of Lima was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. KAISEN started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Cantón - Eerdekens, Tirkkinen, Salazar - Maurel, Luisi, Heinänen, Casachagua, Gozzi - Kostyła, Frediani.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for libido. They fielded: 民福 (Minfu) - Willwater, Sergoyne, Gandon, Fernandini - Waloszek, Árgyélus, Liñán, Serim, Roijen - Kulhan.

The wings were the focus of most of KAISEN's attacks today. After 3 minutes KAISEN's N. Gozzi contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. With 8 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. A. Liñán put the ball away for 0 - 1. J. Willwater 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 G. Cantón but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. With 31 minutes played, J. Willwater of libido fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. It was 0 - 1 at the break. KAISEN enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Still ahead in the game after 55 minutes, libido made some tactical adjustments. J. Waloszek and B. Árgyélus swapped positions. With 57 minutes played, after a good run down the left, C. Frediani went down looking for a penalty after a challenge from the visitors' right fullback, but the referee waved play on, and later warned him for diving. On any other day, R. Maurel's free kick would have found the back of the net to tie the game for KAISEN, but not today - the visitors' keeper displayed extraordinary reflexes as he blocked the shot harmlessly to the side. The corner kick from Y. Gandon was powerfully met by the head of B. Árgyélus to make the score 0 - 2. With 75 minutes played, the KAISEN coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. R. Ogle came on, A. Casachagua had to leave the fray. The home team's supporters got excited again when N. Gozzi broke through the visitors' central defence and caught their keeper off guard, making it 1 - 2. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave S. Kostyła from KAISEN a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 77 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! KAISEN's M. Eerdekens made a successful breakthrough on the left after 79 minutes and should have levelled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, KAISEN's R. Maurel was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 80 minutes. D. Stryck was given a chance to change things around. 83 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 3 as Y. Gandon finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. J. Waloszek of libido took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 85 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 1 - 4. KAISEN had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

A. Luisi performed admirably for KAISEN. On the other hand, M. Eerdekens's play was disheartening. libido's top performer was clearly A. Liñán. J. Waloszek on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 4.