LOUKA 6 - 0 Bayern (393585416)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 1458 had shown up at EMPIRE LOUKA for the match. Mimmo Mazzola was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Romain Delacour and Conny Gustavsson. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for LOUKA. Starters: Yousif - Padré, Parent, Aerssens - Masetti, Žilavec, Piegzik, Laino, Lasselin - Viellard, Romero Florindo.

Bayern had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Ruiz - Dufort, Smajlagić, Rivière, Labaune - Driussi, Picard, Drouin, Berna, Ćwierz - Roblin.

It was an obvious ambition of LOUKA to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Bayern. After a fine move down the middle B. Lasselin nearly gave the home side a goal after 13 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave X. Berna from Bayern a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 16 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! B. Lasselin of LOUKA had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. W. Baudino came in to finish the match. LOUKA were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. With 20 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as R. Romero Florindo flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. LOUKA's B. Žilavec increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 27 minutes. By now, the players in LOUKA felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 28 minutes into the game, R. Roblin had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Martina. Bayern needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 29 minutes A. Ćwierz made way for S. Richard. After 30 minutes, Bayern switched M. Driussi with P. Mazeau, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. With 30 minutes played, LOUKA's G. Masetti almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. The score became 3 - 0 at 31 minutes into the game, when LOUKA were given a penalty which G. Laino blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! 3 - 0 was the halftime score. LOUKA claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

The head of O. Piegzik connected with a corner kick after 54 minutes, and the ball ended up with G. Aerssens of LOUKA who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 4 - 0. K. Parent could have increased the lead after 70 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. With the clock showing 71 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Bayern resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by X. Berna in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. With 78 minutes played, LOUKA put themselves up 5 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to G. Aerssens, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, B. Žilavec got himself booked. The manager of LOUKA was not happy. T. Viellard of LOUKA received a yellow card after 88 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 88 minutes, LOUKA did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, G. Masetti was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 6 - 0. LOUKA's G. Laino got himself booked for a foul. There was no way Bayern's R. Smajlagić could continue to play after this, and no replacements were available! S. Rivière became the new Bayern captain. G. Aerssens could have put LOUKA up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 89 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to LOUKA, who controlled the ball 75 percent of the time.

Most important LOUKA player was W. Baudino. J. Yousif was a disappointment, however. J. Drouin performed admirably for Bayern. However, A. Martina made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 0.