USSG 2 - 3 lionsrbija (392720497)

A scorching day at Stade Saint Gillois, where 2212 spectators were in place for today's match. Hans-Alois Pollwitten was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Olivier Hegetschwiler and Senne Masson. USSG tactics involved an interesting 4-1-3 combination. Starters: Flencheş - Di Gennaro, Mansilla, Béchet, Carra - Vignes - Pacifico, Ghislain, Chanu.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for lionsrbija. They fielded: Czina - Cucu, Lomba, Ariel - Uxa, Matić, Artl, Apostolović, Talović - Andersson, Jeremić.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of USSG. P. Andersson had a good opportunity to give lionsrbija 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. After 10 minutes USSG tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, S. Pacifico's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. 13 minutes into the game, USSG seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. A. Mansilla stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving USSG the goal to make it 1 - 0. After 43 minutes, USSG's A. Mansilla fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! lionsrbija had to make a substitution after 44 minutes. M. Matić limped off the field and was replaced by O. Krstić. 44 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as V. Artl struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. lionsrbija claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

A review of the gameplan helped USSG get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 54 minutes allowed Z. Talović to score for lionsrbija. The scoreboard now read 1 - 2. 56 minutes into the game, USSG seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. With 60 minutes played, G. Uxa nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. The corner kick from F. Chanu was powerfully met by the head of A. Mansilla to make the score 2 - 2. lionsrbija had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 80 minutes in when V. Artl came up alone against D. Flencheş who managed a block. A foul called during a USSG counterattack resulted in a great chance to score, but F. Chanu's shot rattled off the post. The guests took the lead 84 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in O. Krstić scoring to make it 2 - 3. As usual, O. Krstić tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. USSG had no available replacements when F. Chanu had to leave the game after 86 minutes because of a pulled tendon, leaving the team a man short. lionsrbija had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

USSG's best player was A. Mansilla. S. Pacifico on the other hand, had a terrible day. lionsrbija's top performer was clearly A. Jeremić. N. Ariel turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 3.