Cappelletto 1 - 7 laugher (392337480)

15521 punters turned up at AzdoR Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Johannes Altenbockum was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ido Zaltzman and Klaus Ecker. Cappelletto decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Betanzos - Armellini, Detablan, Skorpanić - Briand, Paauwe, Meijerink, Motzet, bin Hj Ahmad - Obregón, Osso.

laugher had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Mičić-Hot - Decaux, Vlassenbroeck - Gaviria, Bochenek, Fingušt, Penders, Leiter - Borges, Temperini, Doven.

Cappelletto were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 12 minutes into the match left laugher's F. Penders completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. A well placed corner kick from L. Vlassenbroeck was followed by F. Penders's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for laugher, the score now 0 - 2. After this, you could see that the players of laugher were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. After 26 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by laugher was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. The visitors' J. Bochenek took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 33 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for laugher. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Meijerink from Cappelletto a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 36 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Halftime score was 0 - 3. laugher enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

After 73 minutes, laugher's P. Borges swiftly ran past R. Detablan and nutmegged the keeper! 0 - 4. Coming in from the right, laugher had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 84 minutes, but P. Borges's attempt to finish was easily stopped. The home crowd was not impressed when R. Gaviria came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 85 minutes. laugher were now up 0 - 5. After 87 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for B. Fingušt who increased laugher's lead to 0 - 6. Cappelletto had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. After 89 minutes M. Osso made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to E. Obregón who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 1 - 6. laugher increased their lead after 89 minutes when S. Doven broke through on the right, upping the score to 1 - 7, much to the home crowd's dismay. laugher had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Most important Cappelletto player was B. Meijerink. R. Detablan on the other hand, had a terrible day. C. Decaux performed admirably for laugher. On the other hand, P. Borges's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 7.