Taised 4 - 0 Zaffiro (10772896)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 18000 to Il Vascello Fantasma. Oğuz Mürsel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Elad Tarsi and Klaus Wittmaack. Taised had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Perri - Mariani, Caretti, Paglia - Casciano, Contarello, Maja, Moraldo, Catania - Romaniuk, Calvagno.

Zaffiro started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Archetti - Bertran, Avanzolini, Cecere - Raben, Palazzi, Oberti, Alanko, Bartolini - Aroldi, Saccone.

It was obvious that Zaffiro were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. After 5 minutes of play, F. Calvagno gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. With 20 minutes played, Taised put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to T. Romaniuk, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. 28 minutes into the game, Zaffiro had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. A spectacular volley from F. Calvagno almost resulted in a goal, but a good save from the keeper kept it out, and R. Casciano could only knock the loose ball wide. Taised put themselves up 3 - 0 when A. Maja broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. With 38 minutes played, J. Raben of Zaffiro fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. At this time in the match, Zaffiro were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Taised had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Zaffiro had divine organisation. After 62 minutes, F. Calvagno put Taised ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Taised lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The referee showed Taised's A. Paglia the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Taised's G. Caretti left the field after 78 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was P. Carino. Zaffiro's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. After 84 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Taised's P. Carino being carried off the pitch and replaced by S. Binggeli. 85 minutes in, Zaffiro appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. After 86 minutes Taised's A. Paglia contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Taised's T. Romaniuk had an excellent opportunity after 87 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! With 87 minutes played, Taised's F. Calvagno almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. 87 minutes in, Zaffiro appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only weak. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Taised, with 80 percent of the ball.

Taised's best player was R. Casciano. S. Binggeli on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Zaffiro player was J. Raben. However, R. Saccone made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 0.