Grsmkrs 2 - 5 PUYAFR (392421292)

22976 spectators arrived at Grassmokers Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Sleymane Nasrallah was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Cajetan Albanis and Riho Vaher. Grsmkrs tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Leyva Prado - Gallego, Preduv, Ugarte - Ottich, Stępniowski, Knipps, Lisei - Pons, Edell, Rodrigues.

A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for PUYAFR. Lineup: Tormo - Teilmann, Schwürzenbeck, Nanotti, Paquier, Byriel - Brunoro, Icking, Sedov - Rundfeldt, Pereira.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of PUYAFR. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 18 minutes allowed L. Paquier to score for PUYAFR. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. After 31 minutes, C. Knipps made a dash down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the goal that made it 1 - 1. L. Icking was first to reach a ball launched long through the center from PUYAFR's defence 33 minutes into the game. He managed to keep his cool and beat the goalkeeper to make the score 1 - 2. PUYAFR showed their counterattack skill 35 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with F. Sedov scoring uncontested for 1 - 3. After this, you could see that the players of PUYAFR were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. T. Rodrigues of Grsmkrs received a yellow card after 37 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 1 - 3 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Grsmkrs, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

48 minutes into the game PUYAFR managed a counterattack, but M. Rundfeldt took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. PUYAFR came close to extending their lead as E. Pereira delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 49 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. Having just won a lot of ground following a quick turn of play, PUYAFR were given a free kick at a sharp angle. Rather than going for the direct shot, the defence was bypassed by a few sideways passes, giving I. Schwürzenbeck the chance to slip through at goal. Nice teamwork! And 1 - 4, 53 minutes into the game. Given a free kick close to the byline, Grsmkrs tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let E. Stępniowski slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 2 - 4, 55 minutes into the game. L. Icking showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for PUYAFR after 59 minutes to make the score 2 - 5. Grsmkrs needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes M. Lisei made way for R. van Steensel. C. Knipps was the new captain of Grsmkrs - handed the armband by the departing player. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Grsmkrs, with 60 percent of the ball.

Most important Grsmkrs player was E. Stępniowski. R. van Steensel on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating PUYAFR player was without a doubt F. Sedov. M. Rundfeldt was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 5.