F.C.Sempre 4 - 1 BuliDogs (392800961)

The 1611 fans in attendance at RUNNERS Stadium were roasting in the hot sun. Santiago Sans was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sami Iinattiniemi and Heinz Rausch. A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for F.C.Sempre. They fielded: Trimarchi - Tennilä, Gencarelli, Campisi, Flebus, Rambaud - Montereggi, Balerdi, Lieding - Hering, Pires.

BuliDogs tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Starters: Kinnari - Isorinne, Rutonen - Kylä, Nikkinen, Järvi, Tuomivaara, Kurvinen - Vang, Andriušis, Simon.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of F.C.Sempre. BuliDogs mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for BuliDogs, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. The BuliDogs free kick 18 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of H. Nikkinen, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 0 - 1! After 24 minutes of play, S. Rambaud equalised for F.C.Sempre after an elegant attack from the right. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, S. Flebus scored for F.C.Sempre putting them ahead 2 - 1, after 27 minutes. 2 - 1 was the halftime score. F.C.Sempre enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

After 63 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by A. Balerdi might have resulted in another goal for F.C.Sempre. However, A. Kinnari made a spectacular save. F.C.Sempre's G. Lieding saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 81 minutes. The corner kick from A. Balerdi was powerfully met by the head of V. Pires to make the score 3 - 1. Things were deteriorating for the away team as F.C.Sempre scored another to make it 4 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for F. Hering after 85 minutes. The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs L. Campisi found it hard to get back into position. Possession in this half belonged to F.C.Sempre, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

F.C.Sempre's top performer was clearly S. Flebus. G. Montereggi on the other hand, had a terrible day. BuliDogs's best player was E. Vang. However, S. Järvi made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 1.