gazza 3 - 1 ponente (366552075)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 11998 that came out to Colosseum Gazza. Rob Garritzen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Banabakhe Shasha and Stanyslav Kovalenko. gazza decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Zúñiga - Bocheński, Karabegovich, Cortese, Driesbach - Fundone, Fauville, Fikar, Hoppe - Chorsewood, Cassero.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for ponente. The following players had been chosen: Sammartano - Gandino, Bettella, Gercken, Mangione - Acciaioli, Vaglio, Peleggi, Adrianopoli - Zerbi, Tabini.

gazza were relying on their ability to counter-attack. A. Adrianopoli had a good try after 2 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. J. Fikar acted foolishly after 10 minutes, giving the ball up to ponente's A. Adrianopoli who had no trouble finding the back of the net. 0 - 1. 32 minutes into the match, gazza's Y. Hoppe maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. gazza created a good opportunity to score 34 minutes into the match when J. Fikar's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. After 36 minutes ponente's V. Sammartano contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. gazza fans held their breath as J. Chorsewood scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! It was 2 - 1 at the break. gazza enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

The heat made it a terrible day for F. Cassero, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. Things were deteriorating for the away team as gazza scored another to make it 3 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for B. Cortese after 69 minutes. ponente kept trying to force their way through on the right side and B. Acciaioli got his chance after 72 minutes, but the home side's defence held their position and stopped the attack. F. Cassero unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. gazza's F. Fundone saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 78 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to gazza, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

gazza's top performer was clearly J. Chorsewood. However, A. Zúñiga made a disastrous appearance. Most important ponente player was B. Acciaioli. On the other hand, V. Sammartano's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.