tornaga 0 - 1 phoenixes (392610626)

36705 fans braved the pouring rain at tornaga fc Arena. Marek Kellings was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Andrej Bizjak and Marcu Vraci. tornaga decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. They fielded: Langiu - Sagron, Groszkowski, Marçal, Amini Javid - Tzarfati, Flöge, Cordeiro, Groener, Nilsson - Mpourouchas.

phoenixes had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Antunes - Gallo, Slížka, Abbas - Nikolaisen, Marañón, Orman, Bangbüx, Stronks - Goncalvez, Pío infante.

For their match strategy, tornaga had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. A counterattack by phoenixes after 8 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but J. Slížka, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. P. Nilsson of tornaga was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 21 minutes, phoenixes put themselves up 0 - 1, as G. Gallo finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. phoenixes's A. Stronks got himself booked for a foul. Unfortunately for tornaga, T. Mpourouchas was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. S. Tubi replaced him. F. Goncalvez was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! tornaga's N. Flöge was shown a yellow card after 43 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. tornaga claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

With 46 minutes played, the tornaga coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. O. Périot came on, S. Tzarfati had to leave the fray. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, I. Pío infante would have put phoenixes up another goal 61 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. 68 minutes into the match, O. Nikolaisen came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. The bench was restless, and with 77 minutes passed tornaga's coach gave M. Kolesnik the opportunity the player had been hoping for. G. Marçal reluctantly left the field. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by tornaga, with 60 percent of the ball.

tornaga's top performer was clearly N. Flöge. M. Kolesnik was a disappointment, however. P. Marañón performed admirably for phoenixes. F. Goncalvez turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 1.