companhia 2 - 2 AZULGRANA (377882944)

1841 punters turned up at beitas & companhia f Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Huibert Flesch was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Noah Fredriksson and Diderick Töscher. companhia tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Karadüzen - Jain, Montez, Tuskán, Onni - Dury, Engelsberger, Löfman, da Costa - Basto, Lācis.

AZULGRANA decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Blottnitz - Andreu, Schatz, Asper, van Heulen - Sá, Maillard, Biersdorf, Tarabini - Boyer, Olsen.

AZULGRANA decided to play creatively. One of many good crosses from D. Dury on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by V. da Costa, who scored for companhia. 1 - 0 After 21 minutes AZULGRANA's A. van Heulen limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 29 minutes, companhia did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, V. da Costa was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 0. The players of companhia now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. After 31 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by AZULGRANA was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. An awe-inspiring free kick by F. Asper of AZULGRANA resulted in a goal 32 minutes into the game! 2 - 1 was the new score. With 36 minutes played, G. Olsen came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by AZULGRANA. companhia's L. Montez had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 37 minutes having been played. E. Moustakis was the replacement. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. AZULGRANA enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

With 51 minutes gone, A. Engelsberger suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by companhia caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 53 minutes, AZULGRANA tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. companhia's V. da Costa left the field after 60 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was O. Vuorisalmi. The visitors didn't give in and, after 66 minutes, F. Andreu got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 2 - 2. companhia had to make a substitution after 71 minutes. O. Vuorisalmi limped off the field and was replaced by M. Visapuu. Down the middle came V. Boyer, making a fantastic play that nearly had AZULGRANA take the lead after 72 minutes, but N. Karadüzen preserved the tie. Possession in this half belonged to AZULGRANA, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

A. Engelsberger performed admirably for companhia. On the other hand, E. Moustakis's play was disheartening. The most dominating AZULGRANA player was without a doubt G. Olsen. A. van Heulen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 2.