VeneziaMestre 4 - 0 MATATA (366002733)

40171 spectators arrived at el Estadio del Bae, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Yefet Peres was the appointed referee with assistance provided by José María Lince and Fritz Kissow. VeneziaMestre started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Starters: Signorotto - Mücher, Brendgen, Srník - Carciofi, Vázquez, Tesauro, Olla - Vanin, Girardello, Morreale.

MATATA decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Giampaoli - Gäntzel, Razzi - Ananio, Scanavini, van Sonsbeek, Caramelli, Burgon - Grifoni, Bârsan, Zahler.

The unexpected cross pass from VeneziaMestre's A. Morreale after 22 minutes opened up the defence and was received by F. Vanin who finished off for 1 - 0. MATATA had a chance to level the score as M. Grifoni suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. D. Mücher stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving VeneziaMestre the goal to make it 2 - 0. By now, the players in VeneziaMestre felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A well-executed free kick by L. Srník after 31 minutes made it 3 - 0 for VeneziaMestre. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, J. Vázquez got himself booked. The manager of VeneziaMestre was not happy. VeneziaMestre's F. Brendgen left the field after 40 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was E. Mazzone. MATATA kept trying to force their way through on the right side and E. van Sonsbeek got his chance after 41 minutes, but the home side's defence held their position and stopped the attack. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to MATATA, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

F. Olla left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 58 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. H. Lamby was the replacement. Coming in on the left, E. Bârsan did everything right to get a goal for MATATA after 70 minutes, but his finishing shot was stabbed clear by the keeper. 72 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as F. Vanin broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for VeneziaMestre. A. Razzi had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper D. Signorotto was simply unbeatable. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by MATATA, with 55 percent of the ball.

VeneziaMestre's top performer was clearly F. Vanin. E. Mazzone turned in a dismal performance, however. P. Scanavini performed admirably for MATATA. A. Razzi was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 0.