Atlêtico 3 - 1 Ptitelison (354338208)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 27356 to Estadio Vicente Calderon. Gianluca Arcangeli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mogens Sauer and Bogdan Bobeicã. Atlêtico tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Aycihan - Bordei, Rifflart, Dijk - Sartori, Kuncewicz, Braet, Tone, Verdier - Negoiţă, Durand.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Ptitelison. The following players took the field: Plane - Rapondzhiev, Voermans, Heiss - Arènas, Kessler, Krats, Peszko, Wickland - Reynero, Versari.

As the 30 minute mark approached, the Atlêtico coach decided it was time for a substitution. A. Kuncewicz reluctantly made way for F. Roncisvalle on the pitch. With 35 minutes played V. Negoiţă almost gave the home side the lead with an unexpected free kick set up, but the visitors' F. Plane was onto it, grabbing the would be breakthrough ball. Atlêtico took the lead after 38 minutes as a result of V. Negoiţă's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. The Atlêtico free kick 44 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of F. Bordei, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 0! F. Livramento was called on to replace Atlêtico's D. Rifflart after 44 minutes following a nasty collision. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Atlêtico, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

The coach of Atlêtico was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 46 minutes, R. Viret came on for J. Durand. The home team's fans were upset when, after 52 minutes, the visiting F. Reynero broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 2 - 1 was the score. The referee showed Atlêtico's U. Sartori the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 63 minutes into the game, Atlêtico were awarded a penalty that V. Negoiţă turned into 3 - 1 without a problem. Atlêtico's V. Negoiţă saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 78 minutes. 86 minutes into the match, V. Negoiţă could have extended the lead, but his powerful free kick went just over the bar. Atlêtico claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

Atlêtico's top performer was clearly Y. Aycihan. F. Livramento was a disappointment, however. Most important Ptitelison player was M. Versari. A. Arènas on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.