Cirobig 0 - 1 Infernal (381815385)

Clouds darkened the skies at San Siro as 13923 spectators turned up for the match. Tim Yngvesson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mikael L. Bohgård and Joni Alestalo. People from all over Puglia had joined up for the derby. Cirobig started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Starters: Fernandes - Taiola, Mastrorillo, Nuth, Salamon - Freymond, Ustinov, La Pesara, Ramos Rivero, Ugía - Páskuly.

Infernal had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. Lineup: Höxter - Di Marino, Kubacki, Castolba, Żbik, Sorokin - Norelli, Beldal, Poupariña, Janczak - Mora Martín.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Infernal. Cirobig's C. Mastrorillo tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. T. Taiola behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 24 minutes as he gave the ball away to G. Janczak. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. After 29 minutes, Infernal were awarded a free kick as their counter attack broke down. The set piece was lifted over the top, intended to open up the defence. However, the target man seemed to be taken by surprise, and could not reach the ball before it crossed the line for a goal kick. The counterattacks of Infernal were deadly and 33 minutes into the game, P. Mora Martín received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 1. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Cirobig, with 66 percent of the ball.

Infernal's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 52 minutes gone, but B. Poupariña's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave C. Mastrorillo from Cirobig a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 55 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Infernal's counterattacks created a good chance for G. Janczak on the right after 71 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. Á. Páskuly charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Cirobig, but the shot went well wide of the goal. Possession in this half belonged to Cirobig, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

The most dominating Cirobig player was without a doubt A. Ustinov. H. Fernandes on the other hand, had a terrible day. Infernal's top performer was clearly P. Mora Martín. On the other hand, K. Beldal's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.