Maraviglia 1 - 2 Manzo_Team (365990336)

42323 spectators had come to portare fiori a ilbego this cloudy day. Sylvester Hutter was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Pekka Borgell and Steffen Sitter. Maraviglia decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Ney - Vayssie, Labura, Laffitte - Schleuniger, Schjølberg, Berninsone, Nalić, Stoicescu - Braamhaar, Lupo.

Manzo_Team tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Rudian - Rondón, Garst, Coello - Nieva, Entenza, Camilli, Ramović, Cuevas - Masetti, Merlini.

Maraviglia saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Maraviglia had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. Maraviglia were very close to putting themselves one up after 26 minutes as R. Schleuniger got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Players in Maraviglia heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. It was obvious that Maraviglia had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. Slack defending gave Maraviglia a chance to take the lead with 33 minutes played, but M. Vayssie's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. At 40 minutes played, L. Stoicescu came in from the right with the intention of giving Maraviglia the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. The referee showed Maraviglia's M. Berninsone the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Maraviglia, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

Maraviglia had a good opportunity to take the lead as T. Braamhaar came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of A. Rudian. Manzo_Team's B. Merlini had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 61 minutes having been played. O. Diz was the replacement. 65 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Maraviglia substitution. J. Verný came on for A. Lupo. 70 minutes into the game, Maraviglia wanted to bring some new energy to their game. M. Vayssie gave J. Hemetsberger a quick hug as he left the field. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Manzo_Team's O. Diz after 81 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. The crowd roared in delight as R. Schleuniger finished off a spectacular series of passes through the middle to even the score for Maraviglia 82 minutes into the match. 1 - 1. A well placed corner kick from M. Camilli was followed by J. Nieva's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Manzo_Team, the score now 1 - 2. After 89 minutes, Maraviglia switched R. Schleuniger with L. Schoor, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Maraviglia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

Maraviglia's best player was T. Braamhaar. L. Schoor was a disappointment, however. M. Masetti performed admirably for Manzo_Team. S. Coello on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 2.