karpiu 4 - 0 Allstars (393094718)

The crowd of 2134 turning up at karpiu13 today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Ruurd Petersen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sylweriusz Golota and Axel Bieler. karpiu decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Westman - Figan, Smittenaar - Aburuza, Roczon, Gervasio, Wasyl, Kasprowski - Moroz, Matějovič, 弘云 (Hongyun).

Allstars started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. Starters: Blary - van Eendenburg, Nielsen, Roquigny, Backx, Westmaas - Kufa, Holtrust, Vonken, von Jochems - Iglesias Fraile.

It was obvious that Allstars were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. karpiu took the lead after 6 minutes as a result of T. Matějovič's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. Allstars's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Allstars's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. karpiu enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

Allstars pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. The karpiu free kick 67 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 I. Moroz, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 0! A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in karpiu's 詹. 弘云 (Hongyun) increasing the lead to 3 - 0. Allstars's O. Backx was shown a yellow card after 72 minutes for slicing down an opponent. karpiu's 詹. 弘云 (Hongyun) had an excellent opportunity after 73 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! Some things can only be learned through experience, and Ş. Figan should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Allstars a goal with 78 minutes of the match played. After 83 minutes, A. Wasyl put karpiu ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Allstars had to make a substitution after 85 minutes. T. Holtrust limped off the field and was replaced by B. Laslo. karpiu claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

karpiu's top performer was clearly R. Smittenaar. N. Westman was a disappointment, however. Allstars's best player was M. Iglesias Fraile. However, D. Blary made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 0.