New year, new team (life)! This slogan could very well be the image of the first FC Euroatlas match in 2016. Lots of new faces – Pedro, Carlos and Andrea did their first match in the team – were seen at the Merl Stadium for the match against FC Red Star. These new players, usually present already for a while in the training sessions, joined the “team” and had very good football actions. In fact, Pedro scored his first goal for the Blues!

The opponent was probably not the most difficult, nevertheless it was the first game after the winter break… However, the fans were nicely surprised by the attitude a and combativeness of the team. Very good ball circulation, short passes, long passes when it was needed… And, maybe the most positive point, the attacks were quite effective. The team scored almost all the changes created during the game. The first half was very well played and all team sectors were perfect. During 90% of the time Iulian was a simple spectator, as the Euroatlas defence was not conceding any kind of danger… In the end of the first period, 5-0 was the result.

On the second half, the coach did some adjustments and changed the positions of a couple of players. Due to the natural lack of physical condition, the team was not so aggressive and let the opponent have a little bit more of ball possession. The FC Red Star managed to attack more and to try a couple of shots. Euroatlas defenders had more work during the second half and Iulian, even without having any crucial intervention, had to be more attentive… However, every time the Blues had the ball on their side they tried to search for more goals. And the final 6-0 by Pedro in the middle of this second period appeared naturally…

FC Euroatlas started the preparation for its second half of the season, that will be a tough one, with a good performance. A couple of friendly matches are already schedule, being the next one in Steinsel against FC Luxair. See you all on the picth!

by iG

Game Statistics/Data

Initial team: Iulian, Pedro, Nuno, Eugénio, Alvaro, Ettore, Andrea, Carlos, Kevin, Simon and Artur
Scorer(s): Kevin (2), Simon (2), Pedro (1) and Nuno (1)