OUTINORD 0 - 0 SIMOHTEAM (393216304)

A scorching day at OUTINORD Stadium, where 1122 spectators were in place for today's match. Rodolfo Dantas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Manuel Pozuelo and Mattias P. Stjernstedt. OUTINORD decided to use a 5-2-3 set up. Starters: Chaussat - Robert, Dhenin, Carrère, Zanabria, Tridon - Orfanos, Pinto - Capot, Brillant, Ferrier.

SIMOHTEAM had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players took the field: Caron - Jury, Cisneros, De Loayza, Lafont - Sucupira, Weber, Cornelie, Brès, Valk - Tilleni.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of OUTINORD. With their counter attack move halted 21 minutes into the game, SIMOHTEAM were left with a free kick. The ball is passed straight through to the other end of the penalty area, with hopes for it to reach M. Brès. However, he didn't have his wits about him and the ball went out. 25 minutes in, OUTINORD's A. Tridon received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 28 minutes, following yet another great corner, M. Cisneros's flick on at the near post reached V. Valk, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. Slack defending gave OUTINORD a chance to take the lead with 34 minutes played, but L. Capot's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. SIMOHTEAM were pushed back, and had many dangerous counterattacks. An impressive one came 35 minutes into the match, but G. Cornelie narrowly missed the free kick attempt that was awarded as a result of a foul. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to SIMOHTEAM, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

The sunny day didn't make things easy for M. Lafont who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. With 64 minutes played, F. Carrère of OUTINORD fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 74 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but F. Jury, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile E. Tilleni. Down the middle came F. Jury, making a fantastic play that nearly had SIMOHTEAM take the lead after 84 minutes, but Y. Chaussat preserved the tie. C. Sucupira came close to putting the visiting team one up 87 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but Y. Chaussat managed to tip the ball to a corner. OUTINORD almost scored after a swift counterattack 88 minutes into the game, but A. Tridon put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. R. Ducourtioux was called on to replace OUTINORD's G. Pinto after 89 minutes following a nasty collision. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

OUTINORD's best player was S. Orfanos. Y. Chaussat on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating SIMOHTEAM player was without a doubt T. De Loayza. On the other hand, M. Brès's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.