Banzai 0 - 6 W.L.F. (366004634)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 18700 at La tana del drago today. Luca Mocciolo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stipe Frankovic and Fernando Pinto. Banzai started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Starters: Toy - Benvegnù, Shell, Escobedo - Majstorović, Bodurksi, Kienbink, Panichi - De Mita, Lento, Tumiatti.

W.L.F. decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Fergelis - Montowski, Gripenberg - Palickaitis, Bruno, Scarpa, De Gregori, Massai - Parton, Tolloi, Girlanda.

Banzai clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. The cannonball from 35 metres by F. Scarpa of W.L.F. was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. 0 - 1 was the score with 24 minutes played, after V. Tolloi cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for W.L.F.. F. Scarpa received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 25 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 2. The W.L.F. fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. W.L.F.'s E. Montowski startled V. Tolloi with an unexpected pass. Unfortunately, the receiver was too stunned by the play to convert the perfect setup into a goal. 31 minutes in, Banzai's G. Benvegnù received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by W.L.F., with 67 percent of the ball.

After 48 minutes, W.L.F.'s R. Bruno burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 3. After this, you could see that the players of W.L.F. were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 50 minutes, W.L.F. did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, V. Tolloi was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 4. 53 minutes into the game, W.L.F. worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. 57 minutes into the game, W.L.F. were awarded a penalty and T. Gripenberg was able to increase the visitors' lead to 0 - 5 rolling the ball in by the right post. M. Parton of W.L.F. took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 63 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 6. W.L.F. enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 69 percent of possession.

The most dominating Banzai player was without a doubt A. De Mita. Z. Toy was a disappointment, however. W.L.F.'s top performer was clearly T. Gripenberg. On the other hand, P. Girlanda's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 6.