Bizona 0 - 1 giorgio (366075104)

Clouds darkened the skies at Stadio Oronzo Canà as 18826 spectators turned up for the match. Gonzalo Padilla was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gary Whitehouse and Ernesto Lama. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Bizona. Starters: Manzi - Liponi, Lindner, Bertl - Materasso, Corazzari, Sturlini, Mencherini, Totti - Cascio, Cocciolo.

giorgio had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Fiddaman - Smolec, Gurning, Palmieri - Heijl, Mankiewicz, Obiđanović, Osowski, Neve - Pikkusaari, Diall.

Bizona made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left J. Bertl completely alone with keeper S. Fiddaman, who made a spectacular block. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Bizona had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Bizona could have put themselves ahead after 66 minutes but P. Sturlini missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when L. Heijl slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against L. Manzi, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. At 70 minutes played, F. Cocciolo came in from the right with the intention of giving Bizona the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. giorgio had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 71 minutes in when G. Palmieri came up alone against L. Manzi who managed a block. giorgio were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 74 minutes, S. Mankiewicz swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 0 - 1. Bizona claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

Most important Bizona player was M. Corazzari. However, L. Manzi made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating giorgio player was without a doubt S. Smolec. On the other hand, S. Fiddaman's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.