hattrick 5 - 3 Inter (382980654)

27230 punters turned up at Alhaurin Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Ireneusz Sala was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Danilo Evaristo Medeot and Bart van Grunsven. hattrick tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Foncalada - Boluda, Cosculluela, Jacaré - Matías, Maestro Lista, Covelas, Bouabid, Cristantes - de Caralt, Torres.

Inter started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Licata - Pili, Lorch, Kriendlhofer - Malanowski, Soens, Könönen, Frankenheim, Wichheim - Cumbis, Masobello.

After 25 minutes of play, X. de Caralt gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave L. Soens from Inter a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 27 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! The visitors didn't give in and, after 29 minutes, E. Pili got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 1 - 1. Some things can only be learned through experience, and F. Lorch should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting hattrick a goal with 32 minutes of the match played. Slack defending gave hattrick a chance to take the lead with 33 minutes played, but R. Bouabid's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. hattrick had a chance to take the lead after X. de Caralt's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 34 minutes. E. Pili of Inter received a yellow card after 36 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. hattrick took the lead, 2 - 1, after a penalty 36 minutes into the match. M. Matías scored from the penalty spot. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. hattrick had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

hattrick put themselves up 3 - 1 when H. Torres broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. hattrick solidified their lead at the 54 minute mark, as H. Torres dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 1. 62 minutes into the game, T. Könönen had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came N. Attema. The visitors replied 70 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 4 - 2, as G. Frankenheim dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper. With 75 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, Inter showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 4 - 3 when N. Attema got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. The hattrick free kick 76 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 H. Torres, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 5 - 3! That made three goals for H. Torres and he was marked down for the hat trick. hattrick enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

The most dominating hattrick player was without a doubt X. de Caralt. On the other hand, P. Cristantes's play was disheartening. Inter's best player was C. Masobello. A. Kriendlhofer was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 3.