Arema 2 - 4 drughi_viking_JUVE (393491488)

Due to an all-day shower, 1029 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Kanjuruhan Stadia. Tejs Foged was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anders Pettersson and Volkmar Hannover. Arema decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. They fielded: Rosenflod - Yven, Vanazzi, Razak, Markham - Nemeş, Hillmann, Goossen, Rusi, Rusdianto - Lund.

drughi_viking_JUVE tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Feola - Mattana, Jodzis, Povill - Plancke, Guerinot, Baroncini, Gretener - Sárosi, Kerker, Tischer.

6 minutes into the game, E. Kerker was a hair's breadth away from giving drughi_viking_JUVE the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by E. Rosenflod saved the home team that time. 7 minutes into the game, M. Vanazzi finished off a Arema left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 0. A. Razak was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. 17 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as H. Tischer struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. M. Sárosi was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! 41 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but E. Kerker, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. 42 minutes into the game, Arema seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by drughi_viking_JUVE, with 61 percent of the ball.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of Arema was able to get his message across, and raised Arema's organisation to solid. After 52 minutes, B. Yven came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 2 - 1, giving Arema the lead. 55 minutes in, Arema appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. The visitors refused to give in and, after 63 minutes, T. Gretener evened things up as he finished off a perfect pass from the right. 2 - 2 66 minutes into the game, drughi_viking_JUVE had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. 2 - 3 was the score with 67 minutes played, after H. Tischer cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for drughi_viking_JUVE. 71 minutes into the game, Arema seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. After 74 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for M. Sárosi who increased drughi_viking_JUVE's lead to 2 - 4. At this point, it was obvious that the players of drughi_viking_JUVE lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. With 76 minutes played, E. Hillmann of Arema fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. drughi_viking_JUVE claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 69 percent.

The most dominating Arema player was without a doubt B. Yven. M. Markham was a disappointment, however. drughi_viking_JUVE's top performer was clearly M. Sárosi. However, T. Gretener made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 4.