VAL.SA 0 - 6 larabar (394106323)

Clouds darkened the skies at FC VAL.SA Stadium as 2719 spectators turned up for the match. Metodi Dragnev was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Cláudio Sobral and Marino Ravkin. VAL.SA tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Ardama - Necula, Camelo, Langenbick - Sitzia, Sabato, Lejman, Seehausen, McCloud - Lammentausta, Droux.

larabar decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Sinnott - Zanze, Boyar, Geluk - Bartolucci, Covarrubias, Elssenwenger, Vestergaard, Mori - Pajuniemi, Trivellin.

The larabar free kick 3 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of J. Geluk, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 0 - 1! The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave T. Sabato from VAL.SA a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 8 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! R. Boyar was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so larabar's C. Prende had to come off the bench. A. Seehausen of VAL.SA received a yellow card after 22 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. VAL.SA had to make a substitution after 24 minutes. G. Sitzia limped off the field and was replaced by P. Ludkevich. After 27 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed A. Covarrubias to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 2. After 30 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to VAL.SA's R. Lammentausta being carried off the pitch and replaced by C. Alberti. The home crowd was not impressed when J. Pajuniemi came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 35 minutes. larabar were now up 0 - 3. At this point, it was obvious that the players of larabar lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. J. Pajuniemi came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over A. Ardama but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. It was 0 - 3 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by larabar, with 53 percent of the ball.

larabar's B. Elssenwenger was shown a yellow card after 60 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The home crowd cheered when, after 61 minutes, A. Trivellin's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. With 63 minutes gone, VAL.SA's A. Seehausen had to leave the pitch after talking back to the referee and receiving his second booking. VAL.SA's S. Droux left the field after 77 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was M. Lanhoso. A. Trivellin received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 81 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 4. The larabar fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. R. Mori made one of his many fine passes from the wing into the middle 83 minutes into the match. I. Bartolucci bravely attempted to execute a diving header and the ball was met firmly with his forehead for larabar. 0 - 5. After 85 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for J. Pajuniemi who increased larabar's lead to 0 - 6. Possession in this half belonged to larabar, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.

Most important VAL.SA player was C. Alberti. A. Ardama on the other hand, had a terrible day. larabar's best player was B. Elssenwenger. R. Mori turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 6.