A.C. 1 - 2 dm001 (366087303)

Clouds darkened the skies at The PassArena as 26000 spectators turned up for the match. Frode Jochmans was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Horacio Durán and Randy Bourson. A.C. had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Zuccolotto - Asser, Niv, Feders - Mardi, Civo de Sopranis, Maddelein, Espinhel, Nunziante - Nuhiu, Vorobey.

dm001 started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Lineup: Taras - Antinori, Pecora, Moy - Ardustra, Frontaurea, Bellavite Pellegrini, Tallarita - Tressoldi, Gottifredi, Plebani.

dm001 took the lead 9 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. G. Plebani was the scorer. In the lead, dm001 adjusted their style of play with 9 minutes gone. The referee showed A.C.'s G. Maddelein the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. dm001's M. Gottifredi got himself booked for a foul. In a fantastic display of determination, A.C.'s A. Civo de Sopranis forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. M. Gottifredi received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 36 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 2. The dm001 fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. After this, you could see that the players of dm001 were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by dm001, with 52 percent of the ball.

In an effort to secure the lead, dm001 changed their tactic after 46 minutes. R. Ardustra has acquired a talent for predicting the movements of the opposing defence over the years and this almost resulted in a goal 60 minutes into the match. The dm001 players could smell victory in the air. R. Ardustra wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for M. Campaniello after 68 minutes. After 70 minutes, A.C. switched P. Nunziante with M. Holger, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. A.C. needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes A. Vorobey made way for É. Guette. S. Bellavite Pellegrini of dm001 was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The visiting supporters hurled a torrent of abuse at the referee when a questionable free kick after 83 minutes led to a goal for R. Espinhel, who scored to make it 1 - 2. A.C. claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

É. Guette performed admirably for A.C.. J. Asser on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important dm001 player was S. Bellavite Pellegrini. A. Taras was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.