Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12304 at Superjets Bowl today. Stansfield tactics involved
an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Sica - Farías, Sonnemans, Stoffer, Nogueira - Nemeth, Cayama, Heidinger,
Orpel, Massé - Nicolau.
A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rockers. Lineup: Santasus - Válido,
Selhami, Bois, Cheyne - Saldanha, Evans, Gruber, Ismail - Adolfsson, Meyers.
Rockers immediately set off using their
skill at pressing their opponents. At this time in the match, Rockers was using their skill at pressing to successfully
put pressure on their opponents. The pressing tactics used by Rockers were successful at containing their opponents. In
the 39th minute,
Erwin Nemeth came in on the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to put away the 1 - 0 goal, giving Stansfield the
lead. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. This half belonged to Stansfield, who controlled the ball
79 percent of the time.
The visitors'
Harry Evans was alert on a play coming in from the left, tying the score at 1 - 1 in the 65th minute. Stansfield took the lead in
the 73rd minute, after
Lolo Stoffer's awkward, but ultimately successful, shot from the right. 2 - 1. Stansfield's
Stefan Heidinger swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defense were able to clear the ball. Stansfield, bringing their
ball possession to 80 percent, dominated the battle.
Jesús Cayama performed admirably for Stansfield.
Stefan Heidinger was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Rockers player was without a doubt
Joacim Adolfsson. However,
Harry Evans made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.
