anasporting 4 - 1 MEDros7 (370764668)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and anasporting Arena saw a crowd turnout of 24477. Remo Locci was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roman Jenarzewski and Ferenc Kasztel. anasporting started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Celayeta - Delcroix, Jutrzenka-Trzebiatowski, Machado - van der Waals, Núñez-Robles, Gaudiano, Jimenez, Canon - Saarivainio, Ulufer.

MEDros7 decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Valdenaire - Fernandes, de Oliveira, Duarte, Elsaesser - Ismail, Lopičević, Kubrak, Ragnander - Moinho, Charrua.

Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 25 minutes, anasporting did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, H. Ulufer was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 0. anasporting's H. Ulufer swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The MEDros7 coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. After 32 minutes, H. Ulufer put anasporting ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The anasporting free kick 37 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 F. Gaudiano, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 3 - 0! 3 - 0 was the halftime score. anasporting enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

A. van der Waals could have increased the lead after 47 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. MEDros7 needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 55 minutes D. Duarte made way for F. Freitas Sá. The home side's J. Saarivainio came close to extending the lead 59 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but J. Valdenaire managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. There was concern in the stands when, at the 69 minute mark, MEDros7's M. Ismail hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. The coach of anasporting was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 79 minutes, C. Liewer came on for J. Jimenez. After 80 minutes, anasporting's J. Saarivainio fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! 88 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as R. Núñez-Robles broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for anasporting. At this point, it was obvious that the players of anasporting lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After 88 minutes, M. Ismail replied with a fantastic free kick and the ball went in off the bar. 4 - 1. anasporting had most of the ball, with 66 percent of possession.

The most dominating anasporting player was without a doubt H. Ulufer. S. Celayeta on the other hand, had a terrible day. MEDros7's top performer was clearly A. Lopičević. J. Valdenaire turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 1.