G.&G 1 - 6 scusi (392334161)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 18466 to G.& G. Stadium. Czesław Gorynia was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Qasim Abu-Yaseen and Ruggiero Boehr. G.&G tactics involved an interesting 2-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Vercampt - Tsirikolias, Ērms - Fassnacht, Bori, Fudayl, Edwards, Khoury - Cavazzuti, Boschmans.

scusi started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Jacinto - Bogunović, Myllys, Señora - Norander, Karkachev, Pedersen, Kajaani, Barwiński - Markhausen, van Dessel.

23 minutes into the game, G.&G seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 31 minutes into the match, and K. Kajaani wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The visitors' A. Karkachev took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 35 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for scusi. T. Norander of scusi took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 36 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 3. 0 - 3 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to scusi, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

The G.&G players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. After 49 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for K. Kajaani who increased scusi's lead to 0 - 4. Usually a powerful player on the field, J. Señora looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. J. Señora left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 65 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. A. Hedidan was the replacement. Some fine movement on the left led to a scusi goal after 66 minutes, making it 0 - 5. A. Karkachev was noted down as the scorer. By now, the players in scusi felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. With 72 minutes played, P. Boschmans of G.&G fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 78 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 6 as K. Kajaani finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. That made three goals for K. Kajaani and he was marked down for the hat trick. G.&G's N. Khoury cut towards the middle after 84 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, reducing the lead to 1 - 6. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by scusi, with 51 percent of the ball.

B. Fudayl performed admirably for G.&G. A. Vercampt on the other hand, had a terrible day. scusi's top performer was clearly M. van Dessel. T. Norander turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 6.