sindacalcio 1 - 3 Fidinis (266283711)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 29236 to Sindacalcio's Temple. Adrian Kandioler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Pedro Briñas and Leo Ballhaus. sindacalcio had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Tarantola - Corvalán, Sommaren, Nicolini - Gennen, Chiriatti, Méndez, Larbi, Lenoci - Óttarsson, Popone.

Fidinis started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Hickmann - Winterholler, Cance, Kizel - Cauthon, Corrias, Buddingh, Hemelsoet, Liberman - Macedo, Dios.

sindacalcio tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile G. Nicolini. With 24 minutes played, M. Cance of Fidinis fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Many thought C. Popone ought to have been awarded a penalty 40 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around S. Hickmann after a determined run through the middle. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when M. Cance slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against D. Tarantola, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. The visiting B. Liberman was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 43 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. The referee showed Fidinis's D. Corrias the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. With 44 minutes played, Fidinis's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to D. Corrias he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 0 - 2. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Fidinis had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

D. Tarantola kept the home side in the game with a magnificent save when R. Cauthon delivered an almost perfect free kick to the far post. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Fidinis coach let M. Iturren replace S. Buddingh after 70 minutes. M. Winterholler left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 75 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. T. Dragomir was the replacement. T. Dragomir was the new captain of Fidinis - handed the armband by the departing player. G. Nicolini charged down the left and looked sure to score for sindacalcio 77 minutes into the game, but his shot went just wide. A. Gennen's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert C. Popone was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for sindacalcio. 1 - 2. The heat made it a terrible day for D. Corrias, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. V. Macedo was, after 86 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper D. Tarantola made the save. After 87 minutes, A. Larbi got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. The visitors' G. Dios took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 88 minutes into the match. 1 - 3 for Fidinis. 89 minutes in, sindacalcio's E. Sommaren received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Fidinis claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

Most important sindacalcio player was A. Larbi. R. Corvalán turned in a dismal performance, however. V. Macedo performed admirably for Fidinis. However, T. Dragomir made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.