Fenice 2 - 5 Mordor (378296738)

1339 spectators had come to Colosseo della Fenice this cloudy day. Ambrosio Laureau was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Péter Kriss and Martin Pozzi. Fenice decided to use a 5-2-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Villabona - Cescon, Peron, Pelosi, Azevedo, Borrello - Mannazzu, Minieri - Koivukangas, Noblet, Buonocore.

Mordor started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Mörnlius - Uman, Konieczko - Jarvoll, Perco, Hogue, Caffrey, Pérez - Paulsen, Pancrazi, Soininen.

For their match strategy, Fenice had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Fenice's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing A. Peron to score easily from the right flank for 1 - 0. D. Paulsen tied the game at 1 - 1 after 20 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 30 minutes into the match, and P. Jarvoll wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 1 - 2 for the visitors. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Mordor, who controlled the ball 73 percent of the time.

After 47 minutes Fenice's A. Peron limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. I. Pérez increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 1 - 3. W. Azevedo of Fenice received a yellow card after 64 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from F. Hogue after 67 minutes, and prevented Mordor from going up another goal. F. Buonocore was first to reach a ball launched long through the center from Fenice's defence 68 minutes into the game. He managed to keep his cool and beat the goalkeeper to make the score 2 - 3. M. Pancrazi of Mordor took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 86 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 2 - 4. After this, you could see that the players of Mordor were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Unsportsmanlike behaviour by W. Azevedo rendered him his second booking of the match, and Fenice had to finish the game with a reduced squad. 88 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 2 - 5 as E. Perco finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Mordor had most of the ball, with 77 percent of possession.

The most dominating Fenice player was without a doubt F. Buonocore. On the other hand, J. Noblet's play was disheartening. Mordor's top performer was clearly E. Perco. F. Hogue on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 5.