Monza 3 - 1 Non-fur (189216487)

67551 spectators arrived at Stadium Arcadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Tage Carstensen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by György Végvári and Olivér Dúró. Monza started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Castiglione - Manez, Bach, von Graffenried - Noviello, Linhöfts, Colombo, Voicu, Monte - Avanzini, Eng-Hock.

Non-fur decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. Starters: Fanti - Haapasalmi, Meng, Widering, Mulazzani - van Tarel, Sardelas, Lopez - Ulfsson, Lentini, Interdonato.

Non-fur clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. O. von Graffenried gave Monza the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 Monza's Q. Eng-Hock had an excellent opportunity after 17 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! With 27 minutes gone, J. Lopez suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Non-fur caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. 34 minutes in, Monza's Q. Eng-Hock received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Non-fur's A. Interdonato went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. After 43 minutes, S. Meng sent the corner kick right to V. Sardelas who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 1! Halftime score was 1 - 1. Monza had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

Monza took the lead 52 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as G. Avanzini elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Monza put themselves up 3 - 1 when M. Manez broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. G. Voicu unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. Monza claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 67 percent.

Monza's top performer was clearly L. Castiglione. On the other hand, U. Bach's play was disheartening. Non-fur's best player was F. Fanti. On the other hand, R. Mulazzani's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.