ratas_kekeras 0 - 3 Vicenza (392882804)

A scorching day at el coliceo ExA ShoW, where 35200 spectators were in place for today's match. David Johansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vít Kučerák and Jonathan Ball. ratas_kekeras started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Rosselli - Cabanillas, Sandaza, Laiho - Almeida, Artyushenkov, Bendelac, Chambers, Pereyra - Brianza, Pohjanvalo.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Vicenza. They fielded: Khumkerd - Podda, Mercurio - Tuokkola, Abbas, Ordoki, Villaescusa, Rhodius - Canosa, Sobisch, Covellone.

ratas_kekeras mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. ratas_kekeras were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. After a fine move down the middle O. Pohjanvalo nearly gave the home side a goal after 5 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. 0 - 1 was the score with 27 minutes played, after E. Podda cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Vicenza. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

ratas_kekeras tried to even things up by sending a long ball towards the centrally placed strikers, but the visitors' defence got the best of this rather direct style of play. With 57 minutes played, E. Podda 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. After 79 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave D. Rhodius a chance to increase the lead for Vicenza, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. The coach of Vicenza was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 79 minutes, F. Wennby came on for A. Ordoki. After a short break after 79 minutes, Vicenza seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Vicenza coach let O. Alurralde replace S. Mercurio after 79 minutes. V. Abbas increased Vicenza's lead to 0 - 3 with a superb free kick strike that flew in just under the far top corner. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave J. Tuokkola from Vicenza a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 87 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Some things can only be learned through experience, and O. Alurralde should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting ratas_kekeras a goal with 89 minutes of the match played. ratas_kekeras's D. Almeida got himself booked for a foul. The player down was E. Podda. The Vicenza bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Vicenza, with 53 percent of the ball.

ratas_kekeras's best player was E. Artyushenkov. However, C. Rosselli made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Vicenza player was without a doubt F. Wennby. O. Alurralde was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 3.