pela 2 - 1 Lokitos (392580279)

It had rained all day, but 695 hardy fans still made it out to EL BANCO. Quentin Reigsecker was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sjoerd Wildeman and Petrut Bãncilã. pela had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Villabaso - Gustavsen, Irwin, Silvast - Robert, Román, Toader, Bango, Avezaat - Del Piero, Arnone.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Lokitos. They fielded: Chas - Ulrych, Gauch, Pfunder - Minonzio, Silvius, Madrisano, Princis, Stühlinger - Diener, Minnich.

The wings were the focus of most of pela's attacks today. The rain made it hard for players like S. Irwin to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. 4 minutes in, pela appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only poor. J. Stühlinger didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. D. Minnich had a good opportunity to give Lokitos the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave F. Bango from pela a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 41 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Lokitos, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

The pela players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a passable organisation when the game started again. As the 53 minute mark approached, the Lokitos coach decided it was time for a substitution. D. Minnich reluctantly made way for S. Demecheleer on the pitch. M. Pfunder was the new captain of Lokitos - handed the armband by the departing player. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when J. Ulrych was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 68 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! 71 minutes into the game, pela seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. K. Gustavsen gave pela the lead with a beautiful free kick after 72 minutes. 1 - 0! The referee showed Lokitos's N. Diener the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The home team will be cursing J. Stühlinger for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 76 minutes. pela's L. Del Piero was shown a yellow card after 77 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Lokitos, with 53 percent of the ball.

As neither team had managed to win, extra time was called. A review of the gameplan helped pela get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 108 minutes, pela did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, F. Bango was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 1. Game over, pela win! The most dominating pela player was without a doubt P. Román. On the other hand, K. Gustavsen's play was disheartening. S. Demecheleer performed admirably for Lokitos. Q. Gauch was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.