F.C.Halwi 3 - 2 soglioni (351105730)

It had rained all day, but 2427 hardy fans still made it out to Halvens Stadium. Paco Ortiz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Zeljko Stankovic and Charles Brink. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for F.C.Halwi. They fielded: Bogliolo - Stillavato, Covelli, Terrazzani, Ceneroni - Lenci, Infulati, Vignes, Cornelatti - Sanavia, Merzoni.

soglioni tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Cilli - Madaffari, D'Elia, Magliulo, Dovesi - Moldovan, Casartelli, Królasik, Tesi - Caggioni, Resetár.

soglioni displayed their ability to play creatively. G. Ceneroni behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 14 minutes as he gave the ball away to I. Moldovan. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. soglioni's I. Moldovan managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 16 minutes. 0 - 1. A counterattack by soglioni after 18 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but Z. Resetár, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. F.C.Halwi's F. Infulati almost tied things up with 40 minutes played after breaking through on the right, but his shot deflected off the post. soglioni caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 41 minutes into the match. M. Królasik was able to finish off the move - 0 - 2. 43 minutes into the match, F.C.Halwi's J. Sanavia collected a ball sent down the right and put it in the back of the net, narrowing the score to 1 - 2. It was 1 - 2 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to F.C.Halwi, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit C. Stillavato just fine. G. Vignes made a superb strike after 66 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. The crowd chanted their encouragement as F.C.Halwi's C. Stillavato came in from the right after 79 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 2 - 2. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 82 minutes, F.C.Halwi did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, J. Sanavia was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 3 - 2. F.C.Halwi's G. Vignes swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. F.C.Halwi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

F.C.Halwi's top performer was clearly S. Lenci. F. Bogliolo turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating soglioni player was without a doubt T. Caggioni. P. Madaffari on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 2.