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Jinhae Nomads - SouthPark Cows 6 - 0

Date: 9/17/2003 at 02:00
MatchID: 9646208
Arena: Cherry Blossom Field
Crowd: 2312

2312 spectators had come to Cherry Blossom Field this cloudy day. Nomad had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Kjellsson - Beckkvist, Baum, Oh - Dean, Utterman, Lundfeldt, An, Ko - Dae, Fabrés.

SouthPark started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Lineup: Barfield - An, Dragóner, Danhof, Tewari, Hwang - Bernbratt, Mabry, Doménech - Mcnutt, Bokfeldt.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of SouthPark, and they seem outstanding at it. Nomads Jin-Soon Oh gave, after 4 minutes, the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Nomads Soon-Gui Ko got himself booked after a foul. The referee showed SouthParks Steven Mcnutt the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. SouthPark appeared unsure on how to play. Dong-Chun Dae almost managed to score another goal for Nomad, but his header was tipped to a corner by the visitors goalie. Olof Bokfeldt made a good effort at breaking through from the right, but the home team left defence cleared the ball to a corner. Nomad put their lead ahead another goal as Isaiás Fabrés struck home the 2 - 0 goal, after an attack from the left setting him up unmarked with the keeper. The structure of the game started to change as Nomad decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone. 2 - 0 was the half-time score. Nomad, bringing the final ball possession rate to 74 percent, dominated the battle.

SouthPark -coach had an extra briefing during the break, and after that his players looked a lot more organized. SouthPark seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion about the organization of the team. In the 65:th minute Martin Beckkvist put Nomad ahead 3 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick. Nomad put their lead ahead another goal as Urban Utterman struck home the 4 - 0 goal, after an attack from the left setting him up unmarked with the keeper. In the games 78:th minute SouthPark´s Yuri Danhof fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Yuri Danhof for taking a dive. Nomad put themselves up 5 - 0 when Se-Jin An broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. Nomads Wendell Dean proved that he's been around on a footy pitch before, when he took advantage of a few moments of confusion in the enemy defence line, then elegantly scoring 6-0. Nomad, bringing the final ball possession rate to 80 percent, dominated the battle.

Nomad´s best player was Wendell Dean. Dong-Chun Dae on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating SouthPark player was without a doubt Buda Dragóner. Ben Mabry on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 6 - 0.

RATING

Jinhae Nomads
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: solid
Right Side Defence: formidable
Central Defence: formidable
Left Side Defence: excellent
Right Side Attack: excellent
Central Attack: excellent
Left Side Attack: solid

SouthPark Cows
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: poor
Right Side Defence: excellent
Central Defence: excellent
Left Side Defence: solid
Right Side Attack: weak
Central Attack: weak
Left Side Attack: inadequate