Treviso FC 0 - 1 Łamagi (377872717)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 719 at Omobono Tenni today. Léo Couvreur was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Patricio Lezcano and Peder Møller. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Treviso FC. Starters: Vasseur - Burgermeister, Cuciniello, Filip, Floris - Larsson, Peyron, Grassi, Alderici - Benuzzi, Monfredini.

Łamagi started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Milkov - Soracipá, Urbano, Ljucović - Rostken, Bernclau, Marciniak, Mertlík, Chivu - Bernhauer, Armijos.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Treviso FC. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when C. Rostken was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 6 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! Treviso FC's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Treviso FC's W. Benuzzi refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 25 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Łamagi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

At this time in the match, Treviso FC were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Łamagi had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 50 minutes in when J. Ljucović came up alone against M. Vasseur who managed a block. Having turned the direction of play quickly, the Treviso FC counter attack ended as the ball carrier was brought down violently by a defender after 51 minutes. The resulting free kick was a flat shot into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and did not allow the opponents to reach the ball. 55 minutes into the game, D. Bernclau was a hair's breadth away from giving Łamagi the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by M. Vasseur saved the home team that time. 66 minutes into the match, the speedy M. Bernhauer easily outpaced C. Cuciniello, chipped the keeper and made the score 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Łamagi, who controlled the ball 72 percent of the time.

Treviso FC's top performer was clearly W. Benuzzi. On the other hand, G. Alderici's play was disheartening. J. Mertlík performed admirably for Łamagi. D. Armijos was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 1.