Inkognito 1 - 2 Manchester (393423798)

It had rained all day, but 49969 hardy fans still made it out to ~Dr. ViBe~. Andris Ģērmanis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kristian Broendsted and Ole Lidsheim. The derby had been the talk of Metropolitana all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. Inkognito tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Navarro - Galewski, Strohscher, Matz - Oliveira, Holmberg, Tzvetkov, Sidiropoulos, Titulaer - Antoni, Kushtysev.

Manchester decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Brunamonti - Dijksman, Isusi, Ergün - Fung, Olšák, dos Ramos, Martinsen, Saint-Amand - Stasiek, Frisenda.

Today, Inkognito's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. R. Fung, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. Inkognito had a good opportunity to take the lead as K. Sidiropoulos came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of M. Brunamonti. After 40 minutes, L. Olšák sent the corner kick right to D. Frisenda who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 1! Manchester came close to extending their lead as L. Olšák delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 40 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from F. Dijksman after 43 minutes, and prevented Manchester from going up another goal. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

56 minutes into the match Inkognito's K. Sidiropoulos head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, L. Olšák of Manchester spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. After 75 minutes of game time, H. dos Ramos had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but J. Navarro was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. With 81 minutes having been played, Inkognito scored to make it 1 - 1. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but L. Strohscher was marked down as the scorer. 81 minutes into the game, Manchester wanted to bring some new energy to their game. M. Saint-Amand gave H. Nauerth a quick hug as he left the field. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, M. Brunamonti took over the role of being the Manchester captain. 86 minutes into the game, A. Ergün had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Manchester, with 56 percent of the ball.

As neither team was able to break the deadlock before the end of regular play, the teams took to the field again for extra time. The visiting D. Frisenda was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 100 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 1 - 2 was the score. Game over, Manchester win! B. Kushtysev performed admirably for Inkognito. B. Matz on the other hand, had a terrible day. Manchester's best player was D. Frisenda. However, H. Nauerth made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.