Cool 1 - 2 hucktrick (390050731)

49752 fans braved the pouring rain at The Mogster Stadium. Niclas Kröll was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gabriël Camby and Asante Ludigo-Mkasa. Cool tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Starters: Abed-Sulaiman - Chorroco, Sørensen - Albu, Aspenborg, Harris, Ångblad, Wright - Gripengren, Jokimies, Szűcs.

hucktrick had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. Lineup: Must - Farquharson, Shelepanov, Jaramillo, Jackson, Kelliher - Avery, Aste, Galt, Lane - Bruins.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for hucktrick. J. Aspenborg slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. hucktrick's G. Aste got himself booked for a foul. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave E. Chorroco from Cool a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 10 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Always quick and a menace to his opponents, C. Avery was very close to getting through after 11 minutes, but he could only put the ball into the keeper's arms. 35 minutes in, Cool's S. Sørensen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A loud groan was heard from the fans of hucktrick, as J. Lane left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. L. Polito took his place on the field. With the clock showing 40 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of hucktrick resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by G. Aste in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. 41 minutes into the game, G. Shelepanov had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came B. Sinha. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 44 minutes into the match, and A. Galt wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. hucktrick almost scored after a swift counterattack 44 minutes into the game, but J. Jaramillo put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Cool, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

After 48 minutes, a well-worked counterattack by hucktrick on the right presented an easy opportunity in front of the goal that was duly converted by L. Polito to make it 0 - 2. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but J. Jaramillo showed great heart and had a good game. Content with how the game was proceeding, the hucktrick coach let D. Paulk replace L. Bruins after 61 minutes. After a short break after 62 minutes, hucktrick seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. In an effort to secure the lead, hucktrick changed their tactic after 63 minutes. The home team's supporters got excited again when B. Szűcs broke through the visitors' central defence and caught their keeper off guard, making it 1 - 2. Cool's R. Ångblad had a hard, curved free kick after 82 minutes that would have paid off, had it gone just a little lower. S. Gripengren made a superb strike after 83 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. Cool had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

Most important Cool player was S. Gripengren. On the other hand, K. Wright's play was disheartening. hucktrick's best player was J. Jaramillo. B. Sinha was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.