RE@L-M@DRID 0 - 5 sport (393604230)

395 spectators had come to Santiago Bernabeu this cloudy day. Héctor Manuel Delgado was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Luca Natale and Kamil Kubulak. RE@L-M@DRID tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. Lineup: Zarev - Akhbari, Prosolupov, Bae, Mohammadi, Angurani - Amani, Iliati, Najafi, Haji Miri - Faghidian.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for sport. Starters: Macovei - Fielek, Afsaneh, Ovejero - Pompe, Denkmair, Kołakowski, Robertsson, Strabuzzi - Malmmar, Brahem.

RE@L-M@DRID used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for sport. M. Malmmar came close to putting the visiting team one up 5 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but P. Zarev managed to tip the ball to a corner. After 7 minutes sport's P. Robertsson contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. The visitors grabbed the lead after B. Strabuzzi's free kick succeeded, resulting in a score of 0 - 1. After 25 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed M. Malmmar to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 2. After 31 minutes, sport were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. E. Kołakowski did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. With the scoreboard showing that 40 minutes had been played, sport nearly put themselves up another goal after P. Robertsson came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. sport had most of the ball, with 71 percent of possession.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the sport coach let Y. Riad replace R. Afsaneh after 46 minutes. 51 minutes into the match, the speedy M. Malmmar easily outpaced F. Prosolupov, chipped the keeper and made the score 0 - 3. 52 minutes into the game, sport worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed RE@L-M@DRID's coach gave P. Werle the opportunity the player had been hoping for. S. Mohammadi reluctantly left the field. M. Najafi was the new captain of RE@L-M@DRID - handed the armband by the departing player. I. Ovejero came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over P. Zarev but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. After 68 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave M. Malmmar a chance to increase the lead for sport, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 4. This third goal completed a hattrick for M. Malmmar. RE@L-M@DRID needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 78 minutes H. Haji Miri made way for J. Diniz Jr.. After 80 minutes, RE@L-M@DRID switched A. Faghidian with M. Bakhish, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. I. Macovei left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 80 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. S. Aringer was the replacement. After 81 minutes of game time, B. Strabuzzi had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but P. Zarev was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. sport's J. Pompe was shown a yellow card after 83 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Y. Riad of sport took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 84 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 5. At this point, it was obvious that the players of sport lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. J. Bae of RE@L-M@DRID was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Possession in this half belonged to sport, who controlled the ball 75 percent of the time.

A. Akhbari performed admirably for RE@L-M@DRID. P. Werle was a disappointment, however. sport's top performer was clearly A. Brahem. S. Aringer turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 5.