Re: The All New PES5 Master League Thread.
Real Zaragoza vs Anderlecht - Master League Division 2, Matchday 1
Zaragoza line up:
Cesar Sanchez; Ponzio, Alvaro, G. Milito (c), Toledo; Zapater, Movilla, Oscar, Savio; Ewerthon; D. Milito
(with a midfield three, and a three upfront, but with Savio drawn back into a LMF role - default formation under PLF data, you'll see later on when I do more updates)
Anderlecht line up:
Proto; Zewlakow, Kompany, Tihinen, Ehret; Baseggio, Vanderhaeghe; Mitu, Zetterberg; M. Mpenza, Serhat Akin.
Zaragoza started out brightly, carving out a total of six chances on goal. By far, Diego Milito proved to be a potent threat of the Spanish side, causing Tihinen and Kompany many problems with his pace and direct approach. Former Borussia Dortmund star Ewerthon probed effectively down the left hand side. The best chance of the half actually fell to Movilla, who made a late dash from midfield to support Milito. The on-loan front-man held the ball up and laid it off to the midfielder, who blazed over when it was easier to hit the target.
Anderlecht, for their part, lacked any real presence going forward, and failed to trouble Alvaro and Gabi Milito. Anderlecht failed to register one shot on goal in the first half, and this was probably down to Zaragoza having the lions share of possession - 59% of it was with the Spanish side. However, Serhat was chasing down the centre backs well, but he had little support from the midfield, who were feeling that an away point would be beneficial to Anderlecht's promotion aspirations.
The second half saw the Belgian outfit come out with a little more fire. Mbo Mpenza began to trouble Toledo, who needed the help of his captain to help him cover the threat. Zaragoza wasted a great opportunity from a corner. Savio swung a ball away from the keeper, but D. Milito headed marginally wide of the post. It was to prove a costly miss, as Anderlecht would take the lead. Anderlecht made three substitutions - Lovre, Iachtchouk and Hasi on for Zetterberg, Serhat and Vanderhaeghe. Almost immediately, Iachtchouk headed home from a Lovre centre. The substitute striker profitted from an aberration by Alvaro, who got caught under the ball.
The Ukrainian opens the lead for the Belgian side
This was harsh on the Spanish side, who had dominated the game. However, they immediately struck back. Ewerthon was felled by Tihinen, who received a yellow card for his trouble.
Costly mistake?
Diego Milito stepped up and rolled the resulting penalty down the centre, past Proto.
The on-loan Argentinian celebrates the equaliser
It was Milito who nearly stole all three points for Zaragoza at the death. Milito fired a shot just over from 8 yards after a beautiful flowing move involving Toledo, Savio and Movilla.
The man of the match was Oscar, who was efficient with his passing, and provided great support for Milito up top. Zaragoza will feel disappointed with the result - they had 57% of possession in the whole match, and had 10 shots on goal, but Anderlecht salvaged a valuable away point with just two shots on goal.
Star man
Final score
Real Zaragoza 1
(Diego Milito pen)
Anderlecht 1
(Iachtchouk)
(It is my first attempt at something like this, so I know that it is nowhere near the quality of some of the ML stories in here, but I think my season will be interesting, and I've managed to actually produce highlight videos for the next few games.)
