Bouncebackability14 0 - 5 Gimpelkings (394058601)

It had rained all day, but 2190 hardy fans still made it out to ThunderDome. Irinel Bucşa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by August Friedrich Muncker and José Orza Linares. Bouncebackability14 had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. They fielded: Inclán - Tilley, Bolaños - Colton, Parafestas, Donadei, Vianello, Snogdal - Hayes, Zakay, Stanley.

Gimpelkings tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Starters: Farkas - Prat, Governini - Cândido, Dietzmann, Saunders, MacGlugas, James - Chachula, Putniņš, Viita-aho.

Gimpelkings's D. Chachula proved that he's been around on a football pitch before, when he took advantage of a few moments of confusion in the opposition's defensive line and elegantly scored for 0 - 1. With 7 minutes played, Gimpelkings put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was G. Dietzmann. 13 minutes into the game, Gimpelkings had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. The crowd groaned when P. Parafestas, having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to reduce the deficit for Bouncebackability14. 20 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as R. MacGlugas finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Confident in their lead, Gimpelkings's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Gimpelkings's V. Putniņš was shown a yellow card after 28 minutes for slicing down an opponent. E. Snogdal did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Gimpelkings, with 61 percent of the ball.

During the break, Gimpelkings's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit P. Parafestas just fine. With 70 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, S. Donadei needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. The home crowd was not impressed when C. Saunders came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 71 minutes. Gimpelkings were now up 0 - 4. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, C. Saunders would have put Gimpelkings up another goal 78 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. 80 minutes into the game, Gimpelkings were awarded a penalty and G. Dietzmann was able to increase the visitors' lead to 0 - 5 rolling the ball in by the right post. Gimpelkings had most of the ball, with 66 percent of possession.

Bouncebackability14's top performer was clearly E. Snogdal. E. Vianello on the other hand, had a terrible day. G. Dietzmann performed admirably for Gimpelkings. However, V. Putniņš made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 5.