Burkezz 2 - 2 gialloblu (366165407)

27482 fans braved the pouring rain at Ciro Lipparini Stadium. Jani Turtio was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jan-Philip Fuchs von Grünfeld and Erik Robertsson. Burkezz decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Valpuesta - Liuska, Ginelli, Spinello - Catão, Önal, Medda, Bertero, Šafár - Pundiņš, Gaigg.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for gialloblu. The following players took the field: Roca - Battiato, Fellbaum, Urkia - 楠江 (Nanjiang) , Guitton, Astengo, Vorre - Rama, Dandikas, Smolis.

After 17 minutes, gialloblu put themselves up 0 - 1, as M. Fellbaum finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. A good free kick by C. Spinello would have scored the equaliser for Burkezz, had it not been for the dramatic save by the visitors' goalkeeper. 25 minutes into the game, E. Catão came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. After 31 minutes, gialloblu raised their score by one when T. Vorre's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by P. Smolis. 0 - 2. J. Guitton spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Burkezz had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

I. Urkia was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. 76 minutes into the game Burkezz broke through on the left wing and F. Ginelli managed to reduce the lead to 1 - 2. R. Šafár's speed was clear to see after 78 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released M. Gaigg who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 2 - 2. Priding himself in being an active coach, the gialloblu manager gave new instructions to his players after 79 minutes. After 80 minutes, the gialloblu coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving P. Smolis off the field. C. Hagerup took his place. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Burkezz, with 64 percent of the ball.

P. Medda performed admirably for Burkezz. E. Catão on the other hand, had a terrible day. gialloblu's top performer was clearly J. Rama. However, A. Roca made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 2.