fuzbalerji 5 - 2 ALJ (393779566)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 1718 had shown up at Fuzbalerji for the match. Víctor Guzmán Pérez was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lino Lanzon and Roope Luukkonen. fuzbalerji started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Koguciuk - Alkšbirze, Mamón, Daane - Astigarraga, Schap, Lachermeier, Reimer, Grünhagen - Mpenos, Sanavio.

ALJ decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Bertucci - Skreškāns, Kezele, Dombrowski - Cornet, Della Corte, Morev, Laszczak - Regnath, Felka, Heron.

ALJ took the lead after 15 minutes making the score 0 - 1. O. Skreškāns placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. 23 minutes in, fuzbalerji appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. With 34 minutes having been played, fuzbalerji 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 N. Mpenos was marked down as the scorer. 38 minutes into the match, ALJ nearly took the lead, as J. Cornet broke through on the right. R. Koguciuk made the save, however. fuzbalerji's B. Daane got himself booked for a foul. ALJ were forced into a substitution as Z. Dombrowski couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing R. Färm to come in off the bench. D. Laszczak of ALJ was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. ALJ had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 44 minutes in when H. Regnath came up alone against R. Koguciuk who managed a block. Some great play up the middle by fuzbalerji led to a chance for F. Reimer to score after 44 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. The referee showed ALJ's O. Skreškāns the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 44 minutes into the match, the visiting ALJ made the score 1 - 2 after O. Skreškāns executed a perfect free kick. The crowd was on its feet 44 minutes into the match, as fuzbalerji's J. Astigarraga found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 2 - 2 equaliser. 44 minutes in, fuzbalerji's E. Mamón received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Halftime score was 2 - 2. fuzbalerji enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

A review of the gameplan helped fuzbalerji get back to a solid organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. R. Sanavio sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from B. Daane after 47 minutes of play, making the score 3 - 2. fuzbalerji's B. Daane saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 58 minutes. The crowd gasped as D. Felka of ALJ was flattened by an opponent after 59 minutes and had to be carried off. O. Vainamäe came in off the bench. The coach of fuzbalerji was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 62 minutes, G. Porcelli came on for G. Lachermeier. ALJ's A. Morev was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 65 minutes. After 66 minutes, fuzbalerji sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached G. Schap, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 4 - 2. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of fuzbalerji to 5 - 2 as N. Mpenos finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. J. Astigarraga wanted to play on, but the fuzbalerji coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 77 minutes into the game by K. Ottesen. B. Bertucci was caught napping as B. Daane lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. fuzbalerji had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

fuzbalerji's top performer was clearly G. Porcelli. R. Koguciuk turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating ALJ player was without a doubt D. Heron. O. Vainamäe was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 2.