Illu_WaRRioRS 1 - 2 WVF37 (393233437)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 45770 that came out to Mount Doom. Noel Wiki was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Claudio Dondi and Ismael Menjibar. Illu_WaRRioRS tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Epifânia - Hunziker, Keller - Gorbach, Mierzyński, Jawoszek, Froelih, Boros - Tschan, Borin, Condon.

WVF37 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Chaves - Ekkelenkamp, Rickly, Nijmeijer - Baklashkin, Scheffer, Hardies, Sombreireiro, Gavart - Sier, Monferrato.

It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why J. Monferrato found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Many thought H. Hunziker ought to have been awarded a penalty 26 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around G. Chaves after a determined run through the middle. Illu_WaRRioRS could have put themselves ahead after 31 minutes but V. Keller missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. 40 minutes into the game, J. Sier almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. 42 minutes into the game, H. Ekkelenkamp was a hair's breadth away from giving WVF37 the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by F. Epifânia saved the home team that time. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Illu_WaRRioRS enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 47 minutes into the match left WVF37's H. Ekkelenkamp completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. WVF37 increased their lead after 66 minutes when J. Monferrato broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 2, much to the home crowd's dismay. After 70 minutes, Illu_WaRRioRS switched P. Boros with F. Pitzalis, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. It took several tries, but Illu_WaRRioRS managed to break through on the left after 84 minutes, getting the ball to F. Pitzalis who easily reduced the lead to make the score 1 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Illu_WaRRioRS, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Illu_WaRRioRS's best player was G. Condon. However, H. Hunziker made a disastrous appearance. WVF37's top performer was clearly J. Monferrato. K. Baklashkin was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.