A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. 11 - 0 Verdiz (394005871)

Clouds darkened the skies at stade marcel picot as 2271 spectators turned up for the match. Andres Mathias was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hans Kristensen and Henrique Clérigo. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Aedo - Jeuland, Bernard, De Haro, Martinov - Yngvesson, Sère, Nigro, Engell - Pernet, Angelini.

Verdiz had chosen a strategic 2-5-2 formation. They fielded: de Lima - Delfim, Martins Rosa - Rocha, Silva Domingos, Caxias, Baptista Ribeiro, Lázaro - Silva Freire, Barros.

The wings were the focus of most of A.S.Nancy.Lorraine.'s attacks today. Verdiz tried to focus their attacks down the middle. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. took the lead 10 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as B. Jeuland elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. A. Engell increased the lead for A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. to 2 - 0, 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! The referee showed A.S.Nancy.Lorraine.'s F. Pernet the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 19 minutes into the game, Verdiz seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a weak level of organisation. After 20 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and D. Angelini gave the A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 0. V. Martinov of A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 4 - 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by A. De Haro. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine.'s F. Pernet increased the lead to 5 - 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. Given a free kick close to the byline, A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let F. Pernet slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 6 - 0, 31 minutes into the game. At this point, it was obvious that the players of A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine.'s L. Yngvesson was shown a yellow card after 40 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, I. Barros of Verdiz spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. The teams went for the halftime break at 6 - 0. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. had most of the ball, with 80 percent of possession.

The Verdiz players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. After 69 minutes, D. Angelini put A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. ahead 7 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine.'s F. Pernet refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 72 minutes. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. put themselves up 8 - 0 when O. Sère broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Things were deteriorating for the away team as A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. scored another to make it 9 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for D. Angelini after 79 minutes. That made three goals for D. Angelini and he was marked down for the hat trick. Attacking on the wings was the choice for A.S.Nancy.Lorraine., and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. managed to extend their lead to 10 - 0 when D. Angelini cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. 85 minutes into the game, Verdiz seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. Players in A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. After 86 minutes, D. Angelini put A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. ahead 11 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 80 percent.

Most important A.S.Nancy.Lorraine. player was O. Sère. On the other hand, A. Bernard's play was disheartening. Verdiz's best player was A. de Lima. M. Delfim turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 11 - 0.