15.11.2008

socceroos 5 vs. Atletico 2

First victory against the leaders.


Date :
15-11-2008 14:10

MatchID:
193501473

Arena :
socceroo Arena
Crowd:
11743

The 11743 spectators at socceroo Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. socceroos decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Alcazaba - Pompei, Trãistaru, Ezpeleta - Jespersson, Caranza, Oud, Barro, Irlius - González, Skansen.

Atlético tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Malheta - Romero Gutiérrez, Uclés, Solivellas - Ituarte, Vázquez Chavarri, Rodrigo, Buzykin, Roca - Van Roosbroeck, Witte.

Atlético used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings.
A questionable penalty in the 2:th minute gave the home side the lead, 1 - 0. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as Agripino Caranza knocked the ball home. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in socceroos's Radu Trãistaru putting the lead up to 2 - 0. The visitors got one back when Eduardo Uclés finished off a pass from the left and scored in the 26:th minute. 2 - 1 was the score. The referee showed Atlético's Casper Van Roosbroeck the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Marco Skansen had a fantastic opportunity to put socceroos up another goal in the 29:th minute, but he fired just over the crossbar. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Atlético's Jolyon Witte got himself booked. Cheers filled the stadium as Noah Oud broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the 3 - 1 goal for socceroos. 3 - 1 was the score after the first half.

The forty-five minutes were dominated by Atlético, with an impressive 55 percent possession of the ball.

48 minutes into the game, socceroos were awarded a penalty that Agripino Caranza turned into 4 - 1 without a problem. The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few swift runs Eduardo Uclés found it hard to get back into position. The home side's Agripino Caranza curled a free kick home in the 68:th minute, putting socceroos ahead 5 - 1. By then Agripino Caranza was a three time scorer - a hat trick! By now, socceroos were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. When Casper Van Roosbroeck made yet another studs-first tackle in the game's 71:th minute, the referee was obliged to book the Atlético player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. In the 74:th minute, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as Eduardo Uclés charged ahead and scored, reducing to 5 - 2.

This half belonged to Atlético, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

socceroos's top performer was clearly Marco Skansen. Benedicto Barro was a disappointment, however.
Aldaxur Ituarte performed admirably for Atlético. Eduardo Uclés was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 2.

Highlights
1 - 0
Agripino Caranza
(2)
2 - 0
Radu Trãistaru
(4)
2 - 1
Eduardo Uclés
(26)
3 - 1
Noah Oud
(35)
4 - 1
Agripino Caranza
(48)
5 - 1
Agripino Caranza
(68)
5 - 2
Eduardo Uclés
(74)

08.11.2008

huguito 0 vs. socceroos 9

Date :
08-11-2008 14:10
MatchID:
193501468

Arena :
stamford huguito
Crowd:
3547


3547 fans braved the pouring rain at stamford huguito.
huguito had chosen a strategic 2-4-3 formation. The following players took the field: Valenzuela Trillo - Tienforti, Scheppink - Hoel, Eisenmann, Folha, Bosch - Rozet, Soldevilla, Simonsson.
socceroos had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Alcazaba - Ezpeleta, Trãistaru, Irlius - Zavala, Caranza, Oud, Suokko, Jespersson - Skansen, González.

The visiting Mats Jespersson was booed thoroughly by the home crowd in the 6:th minute, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. socceroos's Alejandro Zavala was shown a yellow card after 11 minutes for slicing down an opponent. In the 16:th minute, huguito seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a weak level of organization. In the 18:th minute, socceroos's Aapo Suokko burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. The referee signalled a penalty in the 20:th minute following an offence just inside of the box. Agripino Caranza knocked home the 0 - 3 goal just outside the reach of the goalkeeper. By now, socceroos were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. In the 25:th minute, huguito seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to wretched. An indecisive 'keeper looked on as a free kick by socceroos's Agripino Caranza put the visitors up 0 - 4 after 27 minutes. huguito's Wienus Scheppink got himself booked for a foul. Agripino Caranza increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 5. This third goal made a hat trick for Agripino Caranza. It was 0 - 5 at the break. This half belonged to socceroos, who controlled the ball 71 percent of the time.

During the break, huguito's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to passable organization. In the game's 55:th minute, Marco Skansen nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. In the 62:th minute, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed Fredrik Irlius to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 6. socceroos's José Ezpeleta was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick in the 64:th minute. After 65 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Mats Jespersson who increased socceroos's lead to 0 - 7. In the 76:th minute, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as huguito found themselves out of position and their organization level dropped to poor. A drive on the left side allowed socceroos's Noah Oud to get in close and score a goal in the 82:th minute, leading to 0 - 8. Albert Marín Valle was called on to replace socceroos's Radu Trãistaru in the 83:th minute after a nasty collision. The home crowd was not impressed when Aapo Suokko came in from the right, shooting hard to score in the 85:th minute. socceroos were now up 0 - 9. The forty-five minutes were dominated by socceroos, with an impressive 73 percent possession of the ball.

huguito's top performer was clearly Martin G. Simonsson. However, Júlio César Folha made a disastrous appearance. socceroos's best player was Marco Skansen. Albert Marín Valle on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 9.



Highlights
0 - 1
Mats Jespersson
(6)
0 - 2
Aapo Suokko
(18)
0 - 3
Agripino Caranza
(20)
0 - 4
Agripino Caranza
(27)
0 - 5
Agripino Caranza
(41)
0 - 6
Fredrik Irlius
(62)
0 - 7
Mats Jespersson
(65)
0 - 8
Noah Oud
(82)
0 - 9
Aapo Suokko
(85)

05.11.2008

Socceroos 4 vs. Vendetta 1

Date :
05-11-2008 12:05
MatchID:
203335705

Arena :
socceroo Arena
Crowd:
352



The crowd of 352 turning up at socceroo Arena today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. socceroos tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Sabajanes - Ribes, Gallard, Ezpeleta - Sánchez Saviñón, Boncuk, Illescas, Barro, Arce Janariz - Marcu, Pfaffenzeller.



Vendetta decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Sales - Grau, Tapia, Boccacin - Morgadinho, Larzillière, Křížek, Coenegracht, Puig Duran - Mosqueira, Ibarluce.



Rui Alexandre Morgadinho had a grin on his face as he raced down the field, almost oblivious to the rain. Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Vendetta's Rémy Larzillière a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind in the 26:th minute. In the 33:th minute a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to socceroos's Francesc Xavier Sánchez Saviñón being carried off the pitch and replaced by Lúcio Canela. José Ezpeleta received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly, probably out of lack of experience, in the 36:th minute and almost let an opponent score. socceroos took the lead in the 39:th minute of the game by 1 to 0, as Daniel Illescas elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Juan Ribes of socceroos was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Benedicto Barro increased socceroos's lead to 2 - 0, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Vendetta, with an impressive 53 percent possession of the ball.



Cheers filled the stadium as Constantin Marcu broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the 3 - 0 goal for socceroos. socceroos's Constantin Marcu saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates in the 49:th minute. The away team reduced the score to 3 - 1, as Arsenio Mosqueira struck home, set up well by a play on the left in the 52:th minute. socceroos's José Ezpeleta got himself booked for a foul. Unfortunately for Vendetta, Jorge Puig Duran was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. Mykolojus Činskis replaced him. In the 63:th minute, socceroos's Benedicto Barro received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 66 minutes, Tito Gallard put socceroos ahead 4 - 1 when he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. In the 75:th minute socceroos's Constantin Marcu viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. This half belonged to Vendetta, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.



socceroos's top performer was clearly Artur Pfaffenzeller. However, Juan Ribes made a disastrous appearance. Vendetta's top performer was clearly Boris Křížek. On the other hand, Marc Grau's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 1.

Highlights
1 - 0
Daniel Illescas
(39)
2 - 0
Benedicto Barro
(42)
3 - 0
Constantin Marcu
(47)
3 - 1
Arsenio Mosqueira
(52)
4 - 1
Tito Gallard
(66)

02.11.2008

socceroos 1 vs. rollers 2

Date :
01-11-2008 14:10


Arena :
socceroo Arena
Crowd:
11040

11040 punters turned up at socceroo Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
socceroos decided to use a 3-5-2 set up.
The following players took the field: Alcazaba - Marín Valle, Pompei, Trãistaru - Irlius, Oud, Caranza, Suokko, Zavala - González, Skansen.

Rollers decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Pitzek - Armaño, Luft, Habla - Haapasalo, Ahi, Ruiz, Truszkowski, Schockaert - Vītolds, Henriksson.

socceroos used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. socceroos pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Witold Truszkowski came close to putting the visiting team one up in the 26:th minute, following a solo raid down the middle, but Saúl Alcazaba managed to tip the ball to a corner. In the 27:th minute, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Rollers found themselves out of position and their organization level dropped to passable. socceroos's ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. Rollers's Gerrit Schockaert gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead in the 29:th minute with a superb strike from the right. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Neither team was controlling the action at this point in the match.

Rollers's coach had an extra briefing during the break, and after that his players had solid organization. Rollers came close to extending their lead as Eero Henriksson delivered a long range shot from the right in the 71:th minute, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. In the 78:th minute, Rollers seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to solid. Daniel Ruiz increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 2. socceroos reduced the lead to 1 - 2 in the 81:th minute when Agripino Caranza got the best of a ball floated in from the left. The game was a stalemate so far, with possession split evenly between the teams.

socceroos's best player was Marco Skansen. However, Humberto Oreste Pompei made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Rollers player was without a doubt Daniel Ruiz. Gints Vītolds was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.

Highlights
0 - 1
Gerrit Schockaert
(29)
0 - 2
Daniel Ruiz
(80)
1 - 2
Agripino Caranza
(81)

Today's statement was clearly too defensive. While the strong midfield of the guests was neutralized, our real strengths in the attack had too little coverage. This game would be won!