iv id="matchReport"> A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 2416 to Lucas Stadium. Dorel Mihai was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gia Antia and Diègo Mary.It was a sunny day and the technical players could roll the ball around with ease. Those that had to chase after the ball found the weather less appealing, it especially stymied the game of Powerful and Quick players. The following players took the field: Gustà - Llongueras, Bondar, Gimeno, Adrover - Decker, Skałecki, Mitjana, Rossa, Serret - Grimau.
Lucasperruno Andorra Team started the game in a 4-5-1 formation, whereas Grilled Birds lined up in a 2-5-3 formation. It was obvious that Lucas And were using their inadequate pressing skill as their primary tactic.Grilled mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle, taking advantage of their titanic level with that tactic.The pressing tactics used by Lucas And were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times.17 minutes in, Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.Lucas And's Albert Grimau was shown a yellow card after 19 minutes for slicing down an opponent.19 minutes into the game, Grilled's Jérémy Tarin took a seemingly painful knock to his chest. However, he gritted his teeth and decided to play on. Grilled were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally.The referee showed Lucas And's Octavi Rossa the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.26 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Lucas And was Albert Grimau.Lucas And managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when Paramon Bondar cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper.30 minutes in, Lucas And appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable.The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0.Grilled had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.
The Lucas And players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again.With 46 minutes played, the Grilled coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. José Luiz Velho came on, Prokop Mottl" class="awayplayer">Prokop Mottl had to leave the fray.Lucas And's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle.Content with how the game was proceeding, the Lucas And coach let Alexandre Coadic replace Paramon Bondar after 55 minutes.A great save by keeper Krystian Rykowski after 68 minutes kept the visitors in the game after Viv Decker struck from the left with a real cannonball.69 minutes into the game, Lucas And seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation.The Lucas And players could smell victory in the air. Octavi Rossa wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Enric Pegueroles after 70 minutes.With Octavi Rossa no longer on the pitch, Gabriel Gimeno took over free kick duty.After 74 minutes, Grilled's Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee surprised everyone as he managed to intercept a pass intended for the opposing keeper and flip it in, making the score 2 - 1.78 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Szymon Skałecki broke through, making the score 3 - 1 for Lucas And.After 80 minutes, Grilled switched Islom Davlatov with Leong Wan Kang, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch.Grilled needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 80 minutes Chu Xin Lee" class="awayplayer">Chu Xin Lee made way for Mohammad Ramli Saliman.Always quick on his feet, Grilled's Vikram Mudaliar" class="awayplayer">Vikram Mudaliar sped down the field after 80 minutes, but his pass to Mohammad Ramli Saliman was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off.Grilled kept trying to force their way through on the right side and Iman Eshrafi got his chance after 81 minutes, but the home side's defence held their position and stopped the attack.Lucas And caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 82 minutes into the match. Viv Decker was able to finish off the move - 4 - 1.The visitors got a chance to pull one back after 84 minutes, as the home defence went to sleep, leaving Mohammad Ramli Saliman completely unmarked in the middle. His strike was pathetic though, and dribbled into the arms of the home side's keeper.The players were tired, but when the referee announced that there would be 2 minutes of added time they, nonetheless, welcomed the extra opportunity to make an impact.The match ends 4 - 1.Grilled claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.