united101 1 - 4 Bloody (394274389)

The 2323 fans in attendance at karachi 6c were roasting in the hot sun. Juan Antonio Alemán was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Cab Dorsett, III and Dennie Metz. united101 tactics involved an interesting 0-5-3 combination. The following players took the field: Imran - - Baldi, Stoltenberg, Rättich, Anero, Belcredi - Raees, Robinsson, Lacrimini.

Bloody started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: von Appen-Keilholz - Carvoeiro, Carranza, Rødkjær - Skripnikov, Creque, Valentine, Modeste, der Kinderen - Gafner, Adolfsson.

It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why I. Raees found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. 20 minutes into the match Bloody's T. Gafner couldn't take advantage of the penalty kick to put his team up by a goal. united101 took the lead, 1 - 0, after a penalty 26 minutes into the match. C. Lacrimini scored from the penalty spot. When S. Belcredi was badly injured by a couple of strong tackles after 31 minutes, united101 fans were unhappy to discover that it was not possible to make a substitution. A spectacular volley from J. Baldi almost resulted in a goal, but a good save from the keeper kept it out, and C. Lacrimini could only knock the loose ball wide. The visitors' C. Creque was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 35 minutes. L. Modeste of Bloody received a yellow card after 35 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 36 minutes into the game, united101 had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to inadequate. Bloody took the lead 38 minutes into the game, making the score 1 - 2 after some elegant movement down the middle. C. Creque was the scorer. It was 1 - 2 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Bloody, with 53 percent of the ball.

During the break, united101's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. After 46 minutes, Bloody's T. Gafner burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 1 - 3. After 59 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for L. Modeste who increased Bloody's lead to 1 - 4. Confident in their lead, Bloody's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 79 minutes into the game, united101 seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, C. Creque would have put Bloody up another goal 81 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. 84 minutes into the game, united101 seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. Possession in this half belonged to Bloody, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

united101's top performer was clearly L. Rättich. M. Imran was a disappointment, however. M. Valentine performed admirably for Bloody. R. Carvoeiro on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 4.