TalanFC 0 – 5 socceroos

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07-02-2009 14:10

5627 spectators had come to Coliseum this cloudy day.
TalanFC decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Starters: Docal - Isasti, Guadalix, Dapifer - Weiermann, Esseni, Soriano, Tablino - Galán, Cortada, Galdón.
A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for socceroos. The following players took the field: Alcazaba - Irlius, Trãistaru, Marín Valle - Illescas, Caranza, Bianchi, Corneanu, Jespersson - Pfaffenzeller, Marcu.

The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of socceroos's Constantin Marcu after 10 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. The referee showed socceroos's Radu Trãistaru the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 23 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed Dorel Corneanu to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 2. With 25 minutes played, socceroos put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was Radu Trãistaru. By now, socceroos were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. Adolfo Dapifer of TalanFC was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. It was 0 - 3 at the break. socceroos held the ball, with a clear 65 percent of possession.

The coach of socceroos was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 60 minutes, José Ezpeleta came on for Albert Marín Valle. As Constantin Marcu was substituted 60 minutes into the game, he could take comfort in the fact that his team was in the lead. Serafín González was the replacement. The game had been on for 65 minutes when Fredrik Irlius broke through on the right, upping the score for socceroos to 0 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. The socceroos coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 75 minutes into the game. A drive on the left side allowed socceroos's Artur Pfaffenzeller to get in close and score a goal after 78 minutes, leading to 0 - 5. 79 minutes into the match, Serafín González came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. Artur Pfaffenzeller came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle, but he lifted the ball over Marcos Docal and it was a little too high and hit the bar. 80 minutes in, TalanFC's Antonio Galán received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.

socceroos claimed to be the more dominant force in the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 67 percent.

TalanFC's top performer was clearly Antonio Galán. Juan Miguel Tablino was a disappointment, however.
The most dominating socceroos player was without a doubt Dorel Corneanu. José Ezpeleta on the other hand, had a terrible day.

The match ends 0 - 5.


Highlights
0 - 1
Constantin Marcu
10'
0 - 2
Dorel Corneanu
23'
0 - 3
Radu Trãistaru
25'
0 - 4
Fredrik Irlius
65'
0 - 5
Artur Pfaffenzeller
78'