Ash 1 - 2 soyelmejor (392614457)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 34950 had shown up at Torino Runetotem for the match. Ben Petrilla was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nick Karlsson and Rob Thorbo. Ash had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Chamorro - Zamfir, Kuchma, Gasnier - Ayala, Musacchia, Fabera, Karlen, Paukkuri - Andreou, Hedelfingen.

soyelmejor tactics involved an interesting 4-3-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Martínez - Aguayo, Bertolucci, Fanego, Viana - Endl, Nigro, Šovinis - Rízquez, Nenchev, Flores.

soyelmejor were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Many thought M. Hedelfingen ought to have been awarded a penalty 2 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around V. Martínez after a determined run through the middle. The celebrations in the stands could only mean one thing - O. Kuchma's free kick had found the back of the net and put Ash ahead 1 - 0! soyelmejor's T. Endl was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 9 minutes. M. Hedelfingen should probably have put his team up another goal after 13 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by V. Martínez kept the visitors in the game. soyelmejor's E. Nenchev left the field after 16 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was D. De Capoa. soyelmejor needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 33 minutes V. Martínez made way for T. Heine. It was 1 - 0 at the break. soyelmejor had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as soyelmejor's T. Endl put the ball in the onion bag after 62 minutes to make it 1 - 1. The referee showed Ash's N. Ayala the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. soyelmejor's D. De Capoa could have put the guests one up after 71 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but G. Chamorro was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. 80 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Ash substitution. O. Meyer came on for O. Kuchma. As the 82 minute mark approached, the Ash coach decided it was time for a substitution. S. Fabera reluctantly made way for M. Roldan on the pitch. soyelmejor claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

With the scores being level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. soyelmejor had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. The visiting D. De Capoa was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 105 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 1 - 2 was the score. This put an end to extra time, making soyelmejor the winners. Ash's top performer was clearly D. Andreou. On the other hand, N. Ayala's play was disheartening. Most important soyelmejor player was D. De Capoa. P. Aguayo turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.