Shelpas 5 - 1 Ros (394161822)

2623 spectators had come to Arrowhead this cloudy day. Dylan Duffaud was the appointed referee with assistance provided by José Antonio Ivars and Domenic Baldorf. Shelpas tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Bajković - Aleksić, Pejanović, Žarković - Jovšić, Ðorđević, Gojković, Vranješ, Batinić - Milutinović, Perović.

Ros started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Starters: Vigelin - Zumbrunn, Pen, Hansson - Lecoq, Spiess, Beconcini, Malteni - Nguyên Châu, Ylijoki, Ramsey.

Shelpas created a good opportunity to score 4 minutes into the match when D. Milutinović's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. Shelpas had a chance to take the lead after D. Vranješ's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 10 minutes. With 15 minutes played, H. Zumbrunn of Ros fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. After 17 minutes of play, A. Gojković gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Shelpas scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for B. Batinić after 18 minutes. After this, you could see that the players of Shelpas were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, Shelpas's S. Jovšić somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for D. Milutinović, who struck for 3 - 0. Ros were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 31 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to J. Ramsey, who smashed it home to make the score 3 - 1. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Žarković from Shelpas a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 32 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Ros were forced into a substitution as K. Spiess couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing K. Kibler to come in off the bench. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Shelpas enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

Shelpas's M. Pejanović got himself booked for a foul. Shelpas put in a good effort on the right, but D. Milutinović saw his volley fly wide of the mark 64 minutes into the game. Shelpas put themselves up 4 - 1 when A. Gojković broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. With 85 minutes played, the Ros coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. K. Datka Uulu came on, J. Ramsey had to leave the fray. S. Jovšić increased the lead for Shelpas to 5 - 1, 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! Shelpas claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 72 percent.

Shelpas's best player was Ð. Ðorđević. On the other hand, N. Perović's play was disheartening. Most important Ros player was K. Ylijoki. B. Pen turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 1.