After being heavily criticised following his team's semi-final defeat at the Med Cup, Mister Nikos answered his critics today with a masterful tactical victory over a Brazil who dominated possession but couldn't score.
The first period finished scoreless; the best chance fell to Ruben at the far post but his header went just wide. Daniel had a few half chances for Brazil and he made the best of them but lacked support. Santiago played a risky game in goal but his frequent forays up front proved fruitless.
The game's only goal came in the second period. Lorenzo, continuing in the fine vein of form that began in Verona and continued through the semi-final, made a great run down the left, beat two defenders and was tripped by the thir defender as he turned into the penalty area: penalty! Converted by Lorenzo!! 1-0!!!
Brazil threw everything at the Dutch in the last period but nothing much got past Giulio and Ben, and anything that did was ably dealt with by Giovanni. Interviewed after the game about his tactical approach, Mister Nikos declared: "The plan was to score first and then defend in depth". Simple but effective.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Lorenzo 8, Ben 5, Vittorio dP 5, Giulio 3, Giovanni 3, Santiago 2, Sam 1, Daniel 1
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