cesea 10 - 0 Bianchi (366167202)

22953 punters turned up at Cesea Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Erik Lyhér was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Uğur Boğ and Aurel Kost. cesea had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Ligresti - Cozzolino, Krotidis, García de Cárdenas - Forbes, Toga, Meijerman, Droste, Montironi - Graupel, Grădinaru.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Bianchi. Lineup: Giordani - Corsaro, Busi, Nasi, Vanti - Luiselli, Busin, Gravagnoli, Galliani - Saracco, Omobono.

cesea took the lead 3 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as V. Montironi elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. 4 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as V. Montironi broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for cesea. By now, the players in cesea felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. With 7 minutes played, the excellent ball from the wing by cesea's V. Montironi reached C. Grădinaru's head, and he is not one to miss such an opportunity - 3 - 0. A great save by keeper F. Giordani after 11 minutes kept the visitors in the game after C. Grădinaru struck from the left with a real cannonball. cesea managed to extend their lead to 4 - 0 when A. Graupel cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. 4 - 0 was the score after the first half. cesea enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 88 percent of possession.

Things were going to get worse for the visitors. R. Cozzolino squirmed through their central defence after 68 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. Cheers filled the stadium as A. Graupel broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 6 - 0 to cesea. J. García de Cárdenas should probably have put his team up another goal after 75 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by F. Giordani kept the visitors in the game. G. Vanti wasn't fit enough for a full game and made several mistakes out of sheer exhaustion. One of them was exploited by L. Forbes who shot home to make it 7 - 0. cesea solidified their lead at the 83 minute mark, as L. Forbes dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 8 - 0. cesea's B. Meijerman got himself booked for a foul. R. Cozzolino increased the lead for cesea to 9 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! cesea's V. Montironi struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 10 - 0 after 88 minutes. At that, V. Montironi was noted down for a hat trick! Possession in this half belonged to cesea, who controlled the ball 92 percent of the time.

C. Grădinaru performed admirably for cesea. R. Ligresti on the other hand, had a terrible day. Bianchi's best player was F. Galliani. F. Giordani was a disappointment, however. The match ends 10 - 0.