DEIDARA 5 - 0 LOROJAM (392108867)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 19000 at DEIDARA DE AKATSUKI F.B.C. Arena today. Dan Tkáč was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Antoñito Cataldo and Gianfranco Rivera. DEIDARA tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Oliver - Yanagawa, Serwinowski, Caserta, Mladin - Cox, Falla, Košuta, Becker, Zandbergen - Hansen.

LOROJAM had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Cerra - Amacifuén, Tritsonis, Cabiedes, Rivière - Birkner, Klepal, Claesson, Thielers, De La Cruz - Chamorro.

LOROJAM were relying on their ability to counter-attack. DEIDARA took the lead, 1 - 0, after a penalty 2 minutes into the match. S. Cox scored from the penalty spot. C. Caserta hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving DEIDARA's S. Hansen an easy chance to knock it in for 2 - 0. DEIDARA managed to extend their lead to 3 - 0 when G. Falla cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Halftime score was 3 - 0. DEIDARA enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 73 percent of possession.

F. Cerra was caught napping as S. Cox lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. A great save by keeper F. Cerra after 71 minutes kept the visitors in the game after E. Zandbergen struck from the left with a real cannonball. 72 minutes into the game LOROJAM managed a counterattack, but J. Birkner took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. LOROJAM needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes C. Chamorro made way for E. Nefs. The bench was restless, and with 75 minutes passed LOROJAM's coach gave S. Annenkov the opportunity the player had been hoping for. M. Klepal reluctantly left the field. After a short break after 80 minutes, DEIDARA seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave E. Nefs from LOROJAM a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 80 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Content with how the game was proceeding, the DEIDARA coach let J. Calderón replace A. Košuta after 81 minutes. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, J. Calderón took over the role of being the DEIDARA captain. After 82 minutes, the DEIDARA players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. After 83 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as DEIDARA found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. In the lead, DEIDARA adjusted their style of play with 85 minutes gone. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of DEIDARA to 4 - 0 as S. Cox finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After 86 minutes, DEIDARA's S. Cox found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 5 - 0. This third goal completed a hattrick for S. Cox. The players of DEIDARA now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 87 minutes in, DEIDARA's T. Yanagawa received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. DEIDARA claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

Most important DEIDARA player was M. Serwinowski. On the other hand, J. Calderón's play was disheartening. The most dominating LOROJAM player was without a doubt N. Thielers. F. Cerra was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 0.