i santi 5 - 1 Fidinis (366025595)

37550 punters turned up at Gino Done Paro, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Gerhart Stocker was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nico Roch and Jakub Wincek. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for i santi. The following players had been chosen: Sollami - Dascãlu, Mestrum, Baqueiro - Lavezzo, Ferreni, Ardiz, Rosenthal, Sağlam - Kemény, Haidacher.

Fidinis tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Ngubane - Barbeau, Cabanes, Vertua - Hansen, Bartenstein, Codraro, Uhlving, Einarsson - Andreev, Díez.

i santi fans held their breath as O. Rosenthal scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! M. Sollami's name was chanted throughout the stadium after he made a fantastic save from P. Uhlving's shot from the left 29 minutes into the match. I. Haidacher of i santi was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish N. Cabanes, which resulted in a goal making the score 2 - 0. Cheers filled the stadium as D. Sağlam broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to i santi. The players of i santi now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. With 37 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, Fidinis showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 3 - 1 when N. Díez got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. The crowd roared its approval when M. Sollami somehow managed to block a shot which seemed to be a certain goal by Fidinis's T. Einarsson 39 minutes into the game. In a rapid move 40 minutes into the match, I. Haidacher of i santi lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked J. Kemény who easily hit it home to make it 4 - 1. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy! The visitors got a chance to pulling one back after 42 minutes, due to a defensive blunder leaving N. Díez completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side's keeper. It was 4 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Fidinis, with 52 percent of the ball.

i santi's I. Haidacher saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 47 minutes. The Fidinis players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. The i santi free kick 59 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 J. Ardiz, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 5 - 1! After 68 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by D. Sağlam might have resulted in another goal for i santi. However, D. Ngubane made a spectacular save. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Fidinis manager used a brief break in play after 69 minutes to give the players new directives. Fidinis needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 75 minutes N. Díez made way for A. Avakián. In the lead, i santi adjusted their style of play with 80 minutes gone. Fidinis had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

i santi's best player was O. Rosenthal. C. Lavezzo turned in a dismal performance, however. Fidinis's top performer was clearly P. Uhlving. However, F. Hansen made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 1.