alegriateam 0 - 3 redlaws (393226947)

The 38675 fans in attendance at ratatouillearena were roasting in the hot sun. Oskar Andersson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Maic Diehm and Piotr Zelasko. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for alegriateam. The following players had been chosen: Aldenhoven - Rentslev, Gałecki, Maracin - Chełmecki, Halgašík, Cabrito, Kudaris, Larregoien - de los Ríos, Goussot.

redlaws started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Claeys - Creve, Neuckermans, Sloan, de Wit - Ravaglia, Fiten, Chiau, Gawron - Grondin, Lerolle.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of alegriateam. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of redlaws's M. Chiau after 15 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. The referee showed redlaws's T. Gawron the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A. Larregoien's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for alegriateam, he bravely continued in the match. 23 minutes into the game, redlaws worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. The home crowd was not impressed when P. Ravaglia came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 24 minutes. redlaws were now up 0 - 2. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile W. Lerolle. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. redlaws enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 69 percent of possession.

With the scoreboard showing that 55 minutes had been played, redlaws nearly put themselves up another goal after T. Gawron came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. After the ball was lifted in from the left, W. Lerolle was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 56 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. The sunny day didn't make things easy for J. Sloan who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. M. Chiau increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. At this point, it was obvious that the players of redlaws lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. M. Grondin came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over F. Aldenhoven but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. redlaws had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

alegriateam's best player was A. de los Ríos. However, J. Cabrito made a disastrous appearance. W. Lerolle performed admirably for redlaws. M. Grondin turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 3.