duclair 4 - 3 lazio (393236982)

It had rained all day, but 1139 hardy fans still made it out to Fontaine Arena. Edvīns Spēkavīrs was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Maciej Kowal and Davide Marcocchi. duclair tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players took the field: Blondel - Pi, Cepeda, Murillo, Hocquard, Paketuris - Merlier, Solcia, Bourgeois, Duvivier - Mráček.

lazio started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Starters: Vierthaler - Magosso, Desbonnes, Trakiyski, Žaba, Paulsdammer - Hoarau, Debay, Derouet - Hoste, Zimmerer.

Many thought L. Merlier ought to have been awarded a penalty 32 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around E. Vierthaler after a determined run through the middle. Thighs bulging, N. Pi charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave H. Paulsdammer from lazio a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 40 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! The corner kick from R. Mráček was powerfully met by the head of K. Murillo to make the score 1 - 0. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. duclair claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

A lack of experience caused J. Cepeda to make a difficult dribble close to dangerous opponent T. Zimmerer of lazio, who took the opportunity to score making it 1 - 1. duclair enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

Still tied after 90 minutes, the match continued into extra time. 91 minutes into the game, duclair wanted to bring some new energy to their game. N. Pi gave D. Dani a quick hug as he left the field. R. Mráček became the new duclair captain. K. Murillo would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. J. Jalsovszky entered the game for duclair as the match clock showed 91 minutes. With the score still deadlocked after extra time, the teams took to the field for a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner.

duclair's D. Dani was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 2 - 1! lazio's J. Hoste didn't look like he was confident as he stepped up, and produced a badly struck penalty - right into the arms of J. Blondel. The score remained 2 - 1. Clearly nervous from the start, duclair's J. Blondel took a long run up, but could only blast the ball over the bar. The score remains 2 - 1. lazio's G. Magosso coolly put the ball past J. Blondel. 2 - 2. duclair's G. Hocquard made no mistake. E. Vierthaler didn't have a chance. 3 - 2. lazio's S. Desbonnes looked nervous even as he was putting the ball on the spot. He didn't take much of a run up, and his weak shot was easily saved by the keeper. duclair's L. Merlier kept his cool as he faced down E. Vierthaler. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 4 - 2. lazio's H. Paulsdammer kept his cool as he faced down J. Blondel. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 4 - 3. duclair's J. Cepeda looked like he knew exactly where he wanted to put the ball, but unfortunately his shot went wide of the left hand post. Still 4 - 3. Oooh - how unlucky! lazio's G. Trakiyski attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of J. Blondel. The score stays 4 - 3. The most dominating duclair player was without a doubt R. Mráček. On the other hand, J. Cepeda's play was disheartening. K. Žaba performed admirably for lazio. However, E. Vierthaler made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 3.