purganduspopulus 5 - 1 Flynet.F.C (392802489)

The 1868 fans in attendance at Campo de concentración were roasting in the hot sun. Renzo Festorazzi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Juan Carlos Robles Maldonado and Esa Uuskivi. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for purganduspopulus. Lineup: Friegel - Akkaya, Jiménez Yepes, Closset - Fiel, Roca, De Brouwer, Hernández, Hautala - Gudenberg, Servetiadis.

Flynet.F.C had chosen a strategic 2-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Zimmermann - Herrli, Camezzana - Donesteve, Lacotte, Staffoli, Marian - Crozier, Kähne, Denić.

purganduspopulus took the lead after 10 minutes as a result of J. Hernández's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. O. Herrli of Flynet.F.C received a yellow card after 17 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Coming from the right, J. Hernández almost managed to score another goal for purganduspopulus, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. 27 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as V. Servetiadis broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for purganduspopulus. After 31 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Flynet.F.C found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to passable. After 32 minutes of play, purganduspopulus's V. Servetiadis unexpectedly struck an inside out ball from no angle at all and M. Gudenberg slotted it into the net for 3 - 0. By now, the players in purganduspopulus felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. M. Gudenberg unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. Flynet.F.C made it 3 - 1 as O. Herrli got a touch to the floated corner kick and flicked the ball to J. Donesteve who whipped a low drive in off the far post. The purganduspopulus free kick 39 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 G. Akkaya, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 4 - 1! 41 minutes into the game, Flynet.F.C seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 1. purganduspopulus enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 69 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Flynet.F.C had solid organisation. After a short break after 75 minutes, purganduspopulus seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 76 minutes, Flynet.F.C tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. The home side's J. Hernández came close to extending the lead 77 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but T. Zimmermann managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. purganduspopulus's I. Jiménez Yepes increased the lead to 5 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 78 minutes. The purganduspopulus coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 80 minutes into the game. 81 minutes into the game, Flynet.F.C seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. Possession in this half belonged to purganduspopulus, who controlled the ball 66 percent of the time.

purganduspopulus's top performer was clearly V. Servetiadis. On the other hand, A. Hautala's play was disheartening. Most important Flynet.F.C player was A. Denić. H. Lacotte was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 1.