Vitondese 3 - 1 Bardella (365990446)

54226 punters turned up at Frate luca, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Jaime Espinosa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eugene Walker and Steinar Dyrøy. Vitondese had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Nurkkala - Demeester, 潮宁 (Chaoning) , Girón Ruiz - Fortuna, Tenória, Huijsman, Xalabarde, Suvorov - Almeida, Młodecki.

A 5-2-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Bardella. Lineup: Magnani - Florio, Neptun, De Loreto, Anderwald, Ficko - Huys, Isar - Özçınar, Cantarelli, Binda.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Bardella. With the clock showing 11 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Bardella resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by F. Özçınar in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. With 21 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Bardella resulted in a counterattack that set G. Huys free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. H. Anderwald sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from B. Isar after 29 minutes of play, making the score 0 - 1. Vitondese needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 30 minutes P. Fortuna made way for V. Nesterovič. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Almeida from Vitondese a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 30 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Bardella's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 34 minutes gone, but M. Binda's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Vitondese's Z. Młodecki made a successful breakthrough on the left after 38 minutes and should have levelled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Vitondese, with 83 percent of the ball.

With 70 minutes gone, M. Binda suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Bardella caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Vitondese tried to even things up by sending a long ball towards the centrally placed strikers, but the visitors' defence got the best of this rather direct style of play. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 79 minutes into the match, an alert M. Almeida bagged the ball for Vitondese, levelling the score to 1 - 1. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 81 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from R. Huijsman, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Vitondese coach let E. Ladegaard replace Z. Młodecki after 81 minutes. After a short break after 81 minutes, Vitondese seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Bardella manager used a brief break in play after 81 minutes to give the players new directives. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Vitondese to 3 - 1 as V. Nesterovič finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The Vitondese players could smell victory in the air. V. Girón Ruiz wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for R. Bland after 89 minutes. Vitondese enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 84 percent of possession.

The most dominating Vitondese player was without a doubt M. Almeida. R. Bland on the other hand, had a terrible day. Bardella's best player was C. Magnani. However, M. Neptun made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.