Palaron 1 - 3 excoto (394133972)

50000 spectators had come to Real Palaron Arena this cloudy day. Raúl Estarlich was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Emil-Ali Steppich and Orlando Frunzã. Palaron started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Yordanov - Figini, Vitray, Mwambalaswa - Tenho, Vllasi, Astrejka, Zanellato, Tyril - Cachão, Dany.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for excoto. The following players had been chosen: Stuifzand - 寒興 (Hanxing) , Zębala - Vooremaa, Sonaglia, Ketilsson, Vähälä, Evangelisti - Lasciato, Panioto, Kipkoech.

After 2 minutes, speedy M. Vooremaa dashed past his marker, making plenty of room for the second wave of attack. However, C. Lasciato failed to score. 7 minutes in, Palaron's E. Astrejka received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The guests took the lead 14 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in K. Kipkoech scoring to make it 0 - 1. With 26 minutes having been played, Palaron scored to make it 1 - 1. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but G. Zanellato was marked down as the scorer. After 32 minutes, following yet another great corner, V. Vähälä's flick on at the near post reached M. Vooremaa, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 33 minutes into the match left excoto's L. Sonaglia completely free to score. 1 - 2 for the visitors. The incalculable R. Tenho of Palaron did everything right as he set up H. Cachão for a goal after 35 minutes. Unfortunately, the strike missed its target. 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to excoto, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

The bench was restless, and with 70 minutes passed Palaron's coach gave T. Ninassarvik the opportunity the player had been hoping for. P. Mwambalaswa reluctantly left the field. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Palaron manager used a brief break in play after 70 minutes to give the players new directives. The Palaron players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Palaron's R. Tyril was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. E. Savary was given a chance to change things around. F. Panioto 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 V. Yordanov but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. The home crowd was not impressed when A. Evangelisti came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 80 minutes. excoto were now up 1 - 3. 85 minutes into the game, excoto worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. J. Dany missed a penalty after 87 minutes, seemingly unable to stay focused for the shot. The coach of excoto was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 89 minutes, E. Grbić came on for K. Kipkoech. Content with how the game was proceeding, the excoto coach let K. Krennmayer replace S. Stuifzand after 89 minutes. Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.

Palaron's top performer was clearly V. Yordanov. On the other hand, E. Savary's play was disheartening. C. Lasciato performed admirably for excoto. However, K. Krennmayer made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.