stopandgoteam 0 - 3 Cantabria (392649644)

34496 punters turned up at stopandgo Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Hassan El-Ommar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roman Witzmann and Artur Magalhães. stopandgoteam started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Piotrzkowski - Mocek, Barreiro, Resti, Kranjčević, Złotowski - Poupon, Lorentz, Zatorski, Rus - Ezcurra.

Cantabria tactics involved an interesting 4-3-3 combination. The following players took the field: Jeger - Val, Armstrong, Simeonov, Loranco - Hernández-Maureta, Endam, Baena - Ebner, Huibers, Yahya.

The wings were the focus of most of stopandgoteam's attacks today. Cantabria were relying on their ability to counter-attack. stopandgoteam were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. stopandgoteam could have put themselves ahead after 15 minutes but A. Poupon missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. 18 minutes into the game, Cantabria had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to solid. The crowd groaned its disapproval when G. Rus missed a free kick that would have given stopandgoteam the lead after 26 minutes. Cantabria caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 29 minutes into the match. M. Hernández-Maureta was able to finish off the move - 0 - 1. After 30 minutes, A. Poupon got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. Cantabria were given a free kick 31 minutes into the game, just after a swift counter attack broke down. Rather than shooting straight at goal, it was directed at the area just in front of the keeper. The attackers made several runs and made it hard for the defenders to protect their goal. After a short tussle with a defender, J. Huibers could finally lay the ball to rest behind the keeper. 0 - 2, and proof it can pay off to come prepared. 35 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as M. Hernández-Maureta finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. stopandgoteam had a brilliant opportunity to reply as E. Resti received a high ball from the right, striking the ball in the air. Only J. Jeger's reflexes saved him. Cantabria's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 37 minutes gone, but U. Yahya's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. stopandgoteam claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 69 percent.

The Cantabria players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, stopandgoteam's L. Ezcurra was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 50 minutes. A. Leventakis was given a chance to change things around. Cantabria almost scored after a counterattack 58 minutes into the match, but K. Endam took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. 59 minutes into the game, Cantabria seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a solid level of organisation. Speedy A. Leventakis tried one of his patented rushes 73 minutes into the game, but E. Armstrong was just as fast and averted the attack. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by stopandgoteam, with 69 percent of the ball.

Most important stopandgoteam player was Z. Zatorski. B. Barreiro turned in a dismal performance, however. Cantabria's top performer was clearly J. Huibers. However, M. Hernández-Maureta made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 3.