Palace Terriers

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League Round 22, home vs Astri FC of Jakarta, Indonesia. Level 1, AQ -3.7
The Palace Terriers Management did a lot of research on this match, which saw the current League leaders visit the Terriers Stadium. Astri turned up with a Narrow Diamond formation, which suited Terriers tried and trusted 4-5-1V down to a 'T'. All that was needed was the orders which would counter the unknown orders which see the 'I-6' teams dominate and win against superior teams, and instead of using home advantage to attack, Terriers stayed defensive and added a hard tackling element. 5 minutes in, and something clicked. Midfielder Ondrej Kadlec ventured forward and with the defence parting before him like the Red Sea, found the space to shoot past the keeper for the opening goal, his first in Terriers colours. For the rest of the first half, the defence was under pressure, tackled like demons, and home custodian Adriano Mateus made two magnificent saves from long range shots. Into the second half, and the 54th minute, a long range shot by left winger Nathan Masegela is forced out for a corner, corner again, Xabier Moran crosses and this time utility defender Giulio Migliorati is on hand to open his Terriers account with a towering header. It is obvious Masegela has a 'shoot-on-sight' policy, as the visitors' defence is hard put to block the long-range shots put in by the left-winger. In the end, the pressure told, and the Man-of-the-Match added two more goals to the tally in the 64th and 72nd minutes. In the end, Palace Terriers are rather comfortable 4-0 winners, move up to 4th in the table and a CL berth (for now).