Maramaos 2 - 3 cagliaricalcio1920 (332668017)

Dark skies made the crowd of 306 at Portapila Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Jürgen Oberlin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Remi Saltzer and Hilário Santiago Barros. Maramaos started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Hellbo - Lagreca, Cerritelli, Leyherr - Alves Moreira, Dose, La Susa, Falegnami, Panda - Pinari, Bonavita.

A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for cagliaricalcio1920. The following players had been chosen: Nairi - Bottegal, Galantucci, Cortelazzo, Mouhu, Ginestra - Sampaio, Baars, Stærmose, Barruffi - Paz.

The strategy for Maramaos was to use their ability to press. cagliaricalcio1920 took the lead after O. Baars curved a free kick into the net. 0 - 1 The head of H. Leyherr connected with a corner kick after 38 minutes, and the ball ended up with P. Panda of Maramaos who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 1 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to cagliaricalcio1920, who controlled the ball 66 percent of the time.

G. Bottegal had a good opportunity to give cagliaricalcio1920 the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. cagliaricalcio1920's O. Baars left the field after 64 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was H. Refhan. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when G. Paz slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against J. Hellbo, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. Maramaos's counterattacks created a good chance for H. Leyherr on the right after 70 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. H. Refhan had a good try after 72 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. cagliaricalcio1920 enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

After the regular 90 minutes, the agony of extra time followed. At this time in the match, Maramaos were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. 111 minutes into the game, H. Refhan had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came B. Borovička. There was still no winner after 30 minutes of extra time so the teams had to select a lineup for a penalty shoot-out to settle the result.

Maramaos's J. Lagreca didn't look like he was confident as he stepped up, and produced a badly struck penalty - right into the arms of N. Nairi. The score remained 1 - 1. Clearly nervous from the start, cagliaricalcio1920's R. Ginestra took a long run up, but could only blast the ball over the bar. The score remains 1 - 1. A confident A. Bonavita of Maramaos put the ball right where he wanted, but N. Nairi was right there for the save. No goal. cagliaricalcio1920's N. Nairi looked nervous even as he was putting the ball on the spot. He didn't take much of a run up, and his weak shot was easily saved by the keeper. Maramaos's C. Dose looked like he knew exactly where he wanted to put the ball, but unfortunately his shot went wide of the left hand post. Still 1 - 1. Oooh - how unlucky! cagliaricalcio1920's G. Paz attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of J. Hellbo. The score stays 1 - 1. Clearly nervous from the start, Maramaos's G. La Susa took a long run up, but could only blast the ball over the bar. The score remains 1 - 1. Clearly nervous from the start, cagliaricalcio1920's G. Bottegal took a long run up, but could only blast the ball over the bar. The score remains 1 - 1. Maramaos's S. Pinari coolly put the ball past N. Nairi. 2 - 1. When it comes to placing a ball precisely, F. Sampaio is a real wizard. He put it safely away for cagliaricalcio1920 to make the score 2 - 2. Maramaos's A. Cerritelli cockily booted the ball with a short-and-fast instep. The penalty, going just wide of the mark, didn't produce a goal. cagliaricalcio1920's R. Cortelazzo was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 2 - 3! Most important Maramaos player was C. Dose. S. Pinari on the other hand, had a terrible day. cagliaricalcio1920's best player was B. Borovička. M. Mouhu was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 3.