siktiritu 2 - 0 MU_Ryan (378751046)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1300 at Maidan Arena today. Anders T. Nilsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jules Fokkert and Vincent Moritz. siktiritu had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Ungureanu - Dragalina, Vaşcu, Ciolan, Dănilă - Indrieş, Horta, Popescu, Hätälä, Mora - Corbu.

MU_Ryan decided to use a 5-2-3 set up. The following players took the field: Benjamin - Hofstra, Baetsen, Linderhof, Cuyp, Berends - Stauffer, Ćurković - Kaktavičs, Vajdóczy, Josífek.

MU_Ryan were relying on their ability to counter-attack. After 15 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by siktiritu was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. MU_Ryan's H. Hofstra refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 25 minutes. T. Ciolan behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 27 minutes as he gave the ball away to A. Kaktavičs. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. MU_Ryan's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 29 minutes gone, but V. Josífek's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. A questionable penalty 38 minutes in gave the home side the lead, 1 - 0. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as L. Mora knocked the ball home. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave V. Dănilă from siktiritu a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 41 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A counterattack by MU_Ryan after 43 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but J. Stauffer, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by siktiritu, with 71 percent of the ball.

F. Indrieş left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. N. Morar was the replacement. siktiritu's L. Mora struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 2 - 0 after 60 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of siktiritu lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The referee showed MU_Ryan's H. Hofstra the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. MU_Ryan mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 73 minutes, but J. Stauffer was unable to convert from short range. With the clock showing 81 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of MU_Ryan resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by J. Stauffer in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. siktiritu claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

siktiritu's best player was A. Dragalina. However, A. Horta made a disastrous appearance. B. Baetsen performed admirably for MU_Ryan. On the other hand, K. Berends's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.