Red Devils 4 - 1 flameS (394079075)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 3539 to New Trafford. Simon Beckers was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Giacinto Pirola and Carl Andersson. Red Devils tactics involved an interesting 5-5-0 combination. Lineup: bin Jaafar - Fakhri, Negrut, Fauzi Zamir, Dhiya Azza, Mukhlis - Long Aik, Jia Puay, Ansari, Sadagopan, Yi Leng -.

flameS started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Massaux - Gołyski, Höhle, Aliaga, Nuyt - Chuku, Vastamaa, Densi, Escudero - Şirinov, Banaszyk.

Red Devils used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Some things can only be learned through experience, and G. Mukhlis should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting flameS a goal with 27 minutes of the match played. Red Devils's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Red Devils pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. After 36 minutes Red Devils's D. Sadagopan contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Red Devils enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

After 47 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to flameS's J. Chuku being carried off the pitch and replaced by L. Philippens. The coach of flameS wanted to try to change things around after 70 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. Red Devils's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Possession in this half belonged to Red Devils, who controlled the ball 66 percent of the time.

As neither team had managed to win, extra time was called. As the 91 minute mark approached, the Red Devils coach decided it was time for a substitution. S. Ansari reluctantly made way for W. Burgau on the pitch. The Red Devils captaincy was handed to W. Burgau. 91 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Red Devils substitution. U. Jain came on for Y. Jia Puay. D. Sadagopan would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. G. Have Christensen entered the game for Red Devils as the match clock showed 91 minutes. G. Mukhlis got new instructions from the Red Devils coach after 91 minutes. He changed positions with W. Yi Leng soon after. As the clock reached 91 minutes, Red Devils decided to regroup. H. Fakhri gave T. Long Aik a little pat on the back as they changed positions on the pitch. At this time in the match, Red Devils were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. flameS's P. Densi was shown a yellow card after 114 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, W. Burgau of Red Devils spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. There was still no winner after 30 minutes of extra time so the teams had to select a lineup for a penalty shoot-out to settle the result.

Red Devils's W. Burgau showed he has nerves of steel when it comes to penalties, easily changing the score to 1 - 0. flameS's H. Massaux looked like he knew exactly where he wanted to put the ball, but unfortunately his shot went wide of the left hand post. Still 1 - 0. Red Devils's G. Have Christensen kept his cool as he faced down H. Massaux. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 2 - 0. flameS's P. Höhle coolly put the ball past U. bin Jaafar. 2 - 1. Red Devils's C. Negrut was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 3 - 1! flameS's W. Nuyt looked nervous even as he was putting the ball on the spot. He didn't take much of a run up, and his weak shot was easily saved by the keeper. Red Devils's G. Mukhlis made no mistake. H. Massaux didn't have a chance. 4 - 1. Oooh - how unlucky! flameS's M. Gołyski attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of U. bin Jaafar. The score stays 4 - 1. Red Devils's H. Fakhri didn't look like he was confident as he stepped up, and produced a badly struck penalty - right into the arms of H. Massaux. The score remained 4 - 1. Clearly nervous from the start, flameS's F. Escudero took a long run up, but could only blast the ball over the bar. The score remains 4 - 1. Most important Red Devils player was U. Jain. C. Negrut was a disappointment, however. flameS's best player was J. Vastamaa. However, L. Philippens made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 1.