nodenuevo 4 - 0 Lokomotive (393380475)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1718 at RediusFF today. Anders Andersson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sammuel Geerts and Rino Derose. nodenuevo had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Espina - Hermínio, Lenza, Grassi, Corti - Laroca, Kocaman, Breviglieri, Laenzliger, Chassaigne - Silva.

Lokomotive started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Khouja - Kaenel, Falmagne, Brucan - Weskamp, Raithel, De Jésus, Ćurković, André - Kruijenaar, Quarry.

nodenuevo clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. nodenuevo fans held their breath as R. Grassi scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave E. Laenzliger from nodenuevo a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 42 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of nodenuevo to 2 - 0 as O. Silva finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. nodenuevo put in a good effort on the right, but O. Silva saw his volley fly wide of the mark 43 minutes into the game. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to nodenuevo, who controlled the ball 73 percent of the time.

nodenuevo's P. Corti had an excellent opportunity after 57 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! After 62 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by nodenuevo was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. nodenuevo's S. Breviglieri struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 3 - 0 after 63 minutes. nodenuevo increased the lead as N. Kocaman struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. After this, you could see that the players of nodenuevo were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. nodenuevo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 80 percent.

Most important nodenuevo player was E. Laenzliger. F. Lenza on the other hand, had a terrible day. D. Ćurković performed admirably for Lokomotive. On the other hand, M. Kruijenaar's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 0.