wanganui 2 - 1 Aycaramba (374452032)

Clouds darkened the skies at wanganui tech Arena as 48100 spectators turned up for the match. Seferino Perez was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eduardo Javali and Pietro Richer. wanganui decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Kenesei - Vorhauer, Alexandersson, Vinuesa - Codreanu, Davis, Ciuffreda, Struyf, Sandholm - Benevrechki, Koźlik.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Aycaramba. The following players took the field: Villemin - Carnicer, Cisneros, della Faille - Łowicki, Hebert, Sčislák, Westh - Liiv, Mylecharane, Bierhoff.

wanganui fans held their breath as D. Davis scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in wanganui's M. Vinuesa increasing the lead to 2 - 0. With 39 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, Aycaramba showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 2 - 1 when A. Sčislák got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. Halftime score was 2 - 1. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

With 54 minutes played, wanganui's M. Benevrechki almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. wanganui's B. Codreanu swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. S. Liiv came close to levelling the score 68 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. The home side's L. Vorhauer came close to extending the lead 72 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but P. Villemin managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The bench was restless, and with 75 minutes passed Aycaramba's coach gave P. Ericsson the opportunity the player had been hoping for. M. Westh reluctantly left the field. Aycaramba claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

wanganui's best player was A. Ciuffreda. M. Vinuesa on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Aycaramba player was without a doubt R. Bierhoff. On the other hand, J. Carnicer's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.