Cumbaya 6 - 1 ruffey (393911652)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Giuseppe Meazza saw a crowd turnout of 3281. Francesco Lussu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roger Landén and Greg Doyle. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Cumbaya. They fielded: Serrano - Zurita, Fischer, Andrade - Hangya, Jacqmin, von Günderode, Carabalí - Cevallos, Viera, Mina.

ruffey decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Valtmanis - Doğan, Garbin, Tamburi - Bdeir, Daniels, Görtler, Thorsgaard - Leroy, Zanon, Herschel.

For their match strategy, ruffey had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. After 10 minutes, G. Carabalí came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Cumbaya the lead. Cumbaya solidified their lead at the 18 minute mark, as D. Fischer dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of Cumbaya were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 31 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Cumbaya's J. Jacqmin to one side and produced a red card for the player. ruffey's J. Thorsgaard went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. 33 minutes in, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as M. Garbin anticipated the through ball and scored, reducing the deficit to 2 - 1. With 37 minutes gone, Cumbaya had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, G. Viera did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. ruffey's C. Görtler was shown a yellow card after 38 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A. Mina could have put Cumbaya up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 40 minutes. As L. Zanon had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the ruffey player a red card without batting an eyelid. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Cumbaya scored another to make it 3 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for G. Carabalí after 43 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Cumbaya enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

A well-executed free kick by V. Hangya after 66 minutes made it 4 - 1 for Cumbaya. The referee showed ruffey's S. Doğan the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Cumbaya were forced into a substitution as G. Zurita couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing N. Dunse to come in off the bench. L. Leroy had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper J. Serrano was simply unbeatable. D. Fischer increased the lead for Cumbaya to 5 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Cheers filled the stadium as G. Viera broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 6 - 1 to Cumbaya. Cumbaya had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

N. Dunse performed admirably for Cumbaya. J. Serrano was a disappointment, however. ruffey's best player was J. Thorsgaard. On the other hand, M. Garbin's play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 1.