Grifoni 2 - 7 Belluto (202797054)

Clouds darkened the skies at Fossa dei Grifoni as 25000 spectators turned up for the match. Balthazar Herremans was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rasmus Olofsson and Raúl Rodríguez. Grifoni had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Ebdrup - Godquist, Hassellund, Vivanco - Alvelos, Strässle, Mares, Adellund, Povlsen - Arosio, Willi.

Belluto tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. They fielded: Anessi Pessina - Franquet, Stracagnolo, Erlendsson, Ranzinger, Kyttälä - Romeo, Martinez, Eberhard - Salvadó, Bilan.

G. Bilan had a good try after 2 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 9 minutes allowed C. Martinez to score for Belluto. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. After 23 minutes, Belluto's C. Martinez burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. M. Stracagnolo showed his inexperience when he failed to anticipate the bounce of a high ball, allowing Grifoni's I. Arosio to take advantage and place a shot into the bottom corner of the goal. 1 - 2. The crowd was on its feet 34 minutes into the match, as Grifoni's F. Povlsen found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 2 - 2 equaliser. 2 - 3 was the score with 37 minutes played, after C. Martinez cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Belluto. This third goal completed a hattrick for C. Martinez. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Ranzinger from Belluto a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 40 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 3. Belluto had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

After 54 minutes, Belluto's G. Bilan burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 2 - 4. Some fine movement on the left led to a Belluto goal after 71 minutes, making it 2 - 5. C. Martinez was noted down as the scorer. A drive down the left side allowed K. Erlendsson to get in close and score another goal for Belluto after 73 minutes, taking the score to 2 - 6. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Belluto lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. A drive down the left side allowed J. Franquet to get in close and score another goal for Belluto after 75 minutes, taking the score to 2 - 7. Belluto enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

Most important Grifoni player was A. Adellund. On the other hand, D. Godquist's play was disheartening. Most important Belluto player was S. Anessi Pessina. However, M. Stracagnolo made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 7.