socceroos 2 - 1 Trimagestic

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 08-05-2010 15:40

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 12802 to socceroo Arena. socceroos had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Alcazaba - Pompei, Ezpeleta, Meurant - Bianchi, Miholič, Gazitúa, Sudić, Fois - Pfaffenzeller, Schneider.

Trimagestic started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Sola - Stekelenburg, Espronceda, Naranjo - 静礼 (Jingli), Chabowski, Quadrati, Oprescu, Parolisi - Ordoñez, Makai.

After a fine move down the middle Roman Schneider nearly gave the home side a goal after 5 minutes. The finishing shot went just wide, though. Many thought Roman Schneiderought to have been awarded a penalty shot 11 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around Joaquín Sola after a determined run through the middle. Many in the crowd felt the referee was being too lenient when he only showed Trimagestic's Pietro Claudio Quadrati a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 12 minutes into the game. The player down was Humberto Oreste Pompei. The socceroos bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. Unsportsmanlike behaviour byPietro Claudio Quadrati rendered him his second booking of the match, and Trimagestic had to finish the game with a reduced squad. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, socceroos's Tommaso Fois somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for Artur Pfaffenzeller, who struck for 1 - 0. socceroos's Humberto Oreste Pompei swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. With 33 minutes played, Trimagestic's Giorgio Stekelenburg fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Giorgio Stekelenburg for diving. After an industrious effort down the middle, Nemesio Gazitúa could have closed the game off after 37 minutes, but his finishing shot hit the post. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. The forty-five minutes were dominated by socceroos, with an impressive 55 percent possession of the ball.

socceroos's José Ezpeleta struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 2 - 0 after 62 minutes. The structure of the game started to change as socceroos decided to pull back and meet their opponents in their own half. The socceroos players could smell victory in the air. Artur Pfaffenzeller wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Kalle-Matti Kotinurmi after 69 minutes. After 71 minutes, 薛 (Xue) 静礼 (Jingli) replied with a fantastic free kick and the ball went in off the bar. 2 to 1. Content with how the game was proceeding, the socceroos coach let Morris Jones replace Humberto Oreste Pompei after 74 minutes. As Giuliano Bianchi was substituted 74 minutes into the game, he could take comfort in the fact that his team was in the lead. Nicolas Moreau was the replacement. This half belonged to socceroos, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

Most important socceroos player was Kalle-Matti Kotinurmi. On the other hand, Morris Jones's play was disheartening. Czesław Chabowski performed admirably for Trimagestic.Igor Naranjo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 1.

Highlights

1 - 0	Artur Pfaffenzeller	24'
2 - 0	José Ezpeleta	62'
2 - 1	薛 (Xue) 静礼 (Jingli)	71'
	Pietro Claudio Quadrati	12'
	Pietro Claudio Quadrati	17'
	Giorgio Stekelenburg	33'
	Humberto Oreste Pompei	13'
	Artur Pfaffenzeller   Kalle-Matti Kotinurmi	69'
	Humberto Oreste Pompei   Morris Jones	74'
	Giuliano Bianchi   Nicolas Moreau	74'

Possession

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