Altair 4 - 3 Dinamo (366243495)

A scorching day at Stelle vincenti, where 20000 spectators were in place for today's match. Jordi Niubò was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Zoltán Vykydal and Curdin Stauber. Altair decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Leah - Marzadri, Pajari, 顺元 (Shunyuan) - Nothmueller, Cocilovo, Johansson, Bernacca, Burg-Zettl - Koźlicki, Kwakman.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Dinamo. The following players took the field: Domenech - Casper, Ascheri - Mascia, Sampaio, Chiarello, Vallebona, Toldo - Vasco, Kolb, Depardieu.

Altair fans held their breath as L. Cocilovo scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! 10 minutes in, Dinamo's S. Depardieu received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Dinamo made it 1 - 1 as R. Casper got a touch to the floated corner kick and flicked the ball to G. Toldo who whipped a low drive in off the far post. Altair's E. Pajari tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. 21 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Altair was G. Nothmueller. K. Johansson enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. After 28 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by Altair was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. Dinamo's A. Vasco got himself booked for a foul. F. Marzadri of Altair had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. M. Dogliani came in to finish the match. With 33 minutes gone, Dinamo had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, A. Vasco did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. Halftime score was 2 - 1. Altair had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

The visitors didn't give in and, after 50 minutes, A. Vallebona got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 2 - 2. The home side put themselves ahead 3 - 2 after 61 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from L. Cocilovo, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Altair's L. Cocilovo was shown a yellow card after 69 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Unfortunately for Dinamo, R. Casper was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. S. de Hoogh replaced him. Dinamo levelled the score after 72 minutes to make it 3 - 3, as G. Toldo struck home after a fine midfield combination through the centre, which left him completely unmarked. A late sliding challenge from S. Depardieu was deemed to be his second yellow card offence by the referee, resulting in him being sent off, and Dinamo left a man down. Altair's C. Leah went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. T. Sampaio would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. I. Zahiu entered the game for Dinamo as the match clock showed 75 minutes. The heat made it a terrible day for L. Mascia, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, G. Nothmueller scored for Altair putting them ahead 4 - 3, after 79 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Altair, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

The most dominating Altair player was without a doubt G. Bernacca. M. Dogliani was a disappointment, however. A. Vasco performed admirably for Dinamo. S. de Hoogh turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 3.