Buguruzzi 1 - 1 Majestic (381924386)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12000 at Cloax Stadium today. Sascha Giroud was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lukas Boldt and Benjamin Ingram. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Buguruzzi. The following players took the field: Fabricatore - Sgrava, Derevianko, Nastasi, Cosemans - Sartie, Thomason, Ruepp, Masin - Pettersson, Robinson.

Majestic tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Luchetti - Mancinelli, Heger, Amorim - Breitschwerdt, Signorini, Larramendi, Giraldo, Dziedzicki - Pasquato, D'Autilio.

Given a free kick close to the byline, Buguruzzi tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let S. Cosemans slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 0, 7 minutes into the game. E. D'Autilio finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 1 - 1 29 minutes into the match. Down the middle came I. Larramendi, making a fantastic play that nearly had Majestic take the lead after 37 minutes, but G. Fabricatore preserved the tie. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Majestic, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Majestic had a magnificent opportunity after 48 minutes as M. Breitschwerdt hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. With 52 minutes played A. Robinson almost gave the home side the lead with an unexpected free kick set up, but the visitors' C. Luchetti was onto it, grabbing the would be breakthrough ball. 58 minutes into the game, E. D'Autilio was a hair's breadth away from giving Majestic the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by G. Fabricatore saved the home team that time. Majestic's counterattacks created a good chance for M. Breitschwerdt on the right after 65 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. Majestic had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

The most dominating Buguruzzi player was without a doubt M. Thomason. On the other hand, T. Pettersson's play was disheartening. Majestic's best player was F. Signorini. However, D. Amorim made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.