gall 1 - 3 Atlético (393395267)

Dark skies made the crowd of 1476 at G.S. Gallardo a little nervous, but the rain held off. Arnold Stille was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Adam Umkehrer-Neudeck and George Buliga. gall had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. The following players took the field: Argeşanu - Washbrook, Nedić, Ollram, Liaño, Fiesmann - Wydenbosch, Heimstätten, Angelmahr, Deonas - Cassez.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Atlético. Lineup: Kichkov - Skobodziński, Cailleaux - Pavić, Ševo, Deverić, Beverin, Pletikosa - Floriano, Verić, Guéraud.

gall were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. The coach of gall wanted to try to change things around after 1 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. Priding himself in being an active coach, the gall manager gave new instructions to his players after 1 minutes. gall's O. Angelmahr was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 16 minutes. 27 minutes into the match, Atlético nearly took the lead, as S. Pavić broke through on the right. C. Argeşanu made the save, however. 0 - 1 was the score with 33 minutes played, after H. Skobodziński cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Atlético. The home crowd was not impressed when S. Pavić came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 36 minutes. Atlético were now up 0 - 2. After 39 minutes A. Deonas made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to D. Cassez who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 1 - 2. After 40 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for H. Skobodziński who increased Atlético's lead to 1 - 3. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Atlético lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. It was 1 - 3 at the break. Atlético had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

Atlético's H. Skobodziński was shown a yellow card after 69 minutes for slicing down an opponent. C. Argeşanu of gall had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. J. Raggio came in to finish the match. gall were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. gall's O. Angelmahr found himself alone on the left side 74 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! V. Ševo of Atlético was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. M. Fiesmann almost reduced the deficit, having drawn the entire left side defence away, but the shot went straight into the arms of the goalkeeper. gall's A. Liaño managed a superb strike from the left after 82 minutes that would have left goalkeeper S. Kichkov without a chance, had it not hit the post. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Atlético, with 54 percent of the ball.

gall's top performer was clearly M. Fiesmann. A. Liaño turned in a dismal performance, however. Atlético's best player was N. Verić. On the other hand, S. Kichkov's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 3.