sharks 2 - 3 Capaneo (393115542)

2356 spectators had found their way to !! HA'KARISH.. Arena, despite the heavy rain. Simen Kvalheim was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rami Koskivirta and Erik Frøshaug. sharks tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Chajaj - Ristović, Seitheimer, Sever - 項相 (Xiangxiang), Olmert, Dunsky, Lampert, Coelho Machado - Kautz-Prinke, Sapienza.

Capaneo decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Osol - Sulami, Camera, Riera, Eyvarsson - Rendini, Vozzi, Sanden, Shahadat - Skupiewski, Simontacchi.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Capaneo. 莊. 項相 (Xiangxiang) spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when D. Simontacchi was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 11 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! 26 minutes into the game, S. Chajaj had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Munteanu. M. Munteanu looked great 27 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' D. Rendini. 33 minutes into the game, Capaneo seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. sharks took the lead 34 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as M. Dunsky elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. The referee was not popular with the home supporters after he awarded Capaneo a controversial penalty after 40 minutes. B. Vozzi made no mistake, levelling the score at 1 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Capaneo, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

During the break, Capaneo's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. The Capaneo coach adjusted their lineup with 46 minutes gone. D. Rendini and A. Skupiewski assumed each other's positions. After 60 minutes, the Capaneo coach made a sign to H. Eyvarsson, who soon changed positions with P. Camera. Capaneo's D. Rendini managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 63 minutes. 1 - 2. After 75 minutes of play, P. Coelho Machado evened things up for sharks with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 2 - 2. A. Sulami came close to putting the visiting team one up 77 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but M. Munteanu managed to tip the ball to a corner. 82 minutes into the game, D. Rendini was a hair's breadth away from giving Capaneo the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by M. Munteanu saved the home team that time. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave K. Sanden from Capaneo a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 87 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! H. Eyvarsson got new instructions from the Capaneo coach after 89 minutes. He changed positions with A. Shahadat soon after. As the clock reached 89 minutes, Capaneo decided to regroup. D. Rendini gave A. Sulami a little pat on the back as they changed positions on the pitch. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, 莊. 項相 (Xiangxiang) got himself booked. The manager of sharks was not happy. Capaneo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

With the scores being level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of Capaneo was able to get his message across, and raised Capaneo's organisation to excellent. Capaneo had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 101 minutes in when A. Skupiewski came up alone against M. Munteanu who managed a block. Capaneo's D. Simontacchi got himself booked for a foul. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 107 minutes allowed A. Shahadat to score for Capaneo. The scoreboard now read 2 - 3. What a dramatic win for Capaneo! P. Kautz-Prinke performed admirably for sharks. M. Munteanu turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Capaneo player was without a doubt B. Vozzi. On the other hand, P. Camera's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 3.