bluefc 2 - 3 Molose (392666753)

24633 spectators had found their way to tikistade, despite the heavy rain. Stefan Everts was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lothar Moos and Patrik Adolfsson. bluefc decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. Starters: Laurent - Likus, Palicki, Briones, Bos, Kosover - Lubas, Oroszlán, Górczak - Suopellonmäki, Mercier.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Molose. The following players had been chosen: Paris - Revel, Méheust, Romero Maura - Eckler, Léger, Ecklebe, Meriah, Janneau - Marie, Brioude.

For their match strategy, bluefc had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. A counterattack by Molose after 26 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but P. Brioude, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. The crowd groaned its disapproval when T. Suopellonmäki missed a free kick that would have given bluefc the lead after 27 minutes. bluefc's J. Palicki got himself booked for a foul. Molose took the lead after 42 minutes making the score 0 - 1. R. Janneau placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. bluefc claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit J. Méheust just fine. 55 minutes into the game, R. Janneau had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Y. Reşit. 59 minutes into the game, M. Mercier came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. J. Palicki was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. P. Romero Maura of Molose was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The crowd roared in delight as C. Oroszlán finished off a spectacular series of passes through the middle to even the score for bluefc 78 minutes into the match. 1 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by bluefc, with 57 percent of the ball.

After the regular 90 minutes, the agony of extra time followed. 97 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but J. Méheust, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when P. Romero Maura slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against J. Laurent, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. P. Romero Maura slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. There was still no winner after 30 minutes of extra time so the teams had to select a lineup for a penalty shoot-out to settle the result.

Clearly nervous from the start, bluefc's Y. Kosover took a long run up, but could only blast the ball over the bar. The score remains 1 - 1. Oooh - how unlucky! Molose's O. Meriah attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of J. Laurent. The score stays 1 - 1. bluefc's J. Likus drove the ball hard to the corner but couldn't get it past the outstretched arm of Y. Paris. The score remains 1 - 1. Molose's Y. Reşit didn't look like he was confident as he stepped up, and produced a badly struck penalty - right into the arms of J. Laurent. The score remained 1 - 1. bluefc's C. Bos looked nervous even as he was putting the ball on the spot. He didn't take much of a run up, and his weak shot was easily saved by the keeper. Molose's H. Ecklebe looked like he knew exactly where he wanted to put the ball, but unfortunately his shot went wide of the left hand post. Still 1 - 1. bluefc's J. Laurent coolly put the ball past Y. Paris. 2 - 1. Molose's H. Eckler made no mistake. J. Laurent didn't have a chance. 2 - 2. Oooh - how unlucky! bluefc's V. Briones attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of Y. Paris. The score stays 2 - 2. Oooh - how unlucky! Molose's P. Romero Maura attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of J. Laurent. The score stays 2 - 2. bluefc's J. Palicki didn't look like he was confident as he stepped up, and produced a badly struck penalty - right into the arms of Y. Paris. The score remained 2 - 2. Molose's J. Revel looked nervous even as he was putting the ball on the spot. He didn't take much of a run up, and his weak shot was easily saved by the keeper. Clearly nervous from the start, bluefc's C. Górczak took a long run up, but could only blast the ball over the bar. The score remains 2 - 2. Molose's Y. Paris was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 2 - 3! bluefc's best player was C. Oroszlán. J. Likus on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Molose player was without a doubt J. Méheust. However, O. Meriah made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 3.