Blackra1n 0 - 2 Montalbuccio (366597900)

2452 fans braved the pouring rain at Blackra1n Stadium. Mehmet İzzet Gürsel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Frede Arndal and Marco Marchesi. Blackra1n tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Mauri - De Sossi, Molinaro, Paepcke, Busan - Balugani, Vangelisti, Valsania, Cantagallo - Perusovic, Flamini.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Montalbuccio. Starters: Mapunda - Camisassa, Katselis, Reboredo - Zăvoianu, Murat, Facchi, Văn Chiến, Bandi - Atzori, Maristany.

Today, Blackra1n's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. Montalbuccio mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. I. Zăvoianu came close to putting the visiting team one up 7 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but G. Mauri managed to tip the ball to a corner. After a fine move down the middle J. Perusovic nearly gave the home side a goal after 13 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like M. Cantagallo. After 28 minutes, the visitors nearly went up a goal, but I. Zăvoianu's free kick hit the crossbar. It was obvious that team Montalbuccio had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. Montalbuccio took the lead 31 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. I. Zăvoianu was the scorer. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Montalbuccio, with 56 percent of the ball.

D. Camisassa was, after 55 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper G. Mauri made the save. The Montalbuccio players could smell victory in the air. F. Maristany wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for P. Cascino after 60 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Montalbuccio coach let G. Ruffo replace A. Murat after 70 minutes. Blackra1n had to make a substitution after 73 minutes. I. Vangelisti limped off the field and was replaced by L. Lenđer. After 81 minutes, Montalbuccio's I. Zăvoianu burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. After this, you could see that the players of Montalbuccio were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Montalbuccio's B. Bandi was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 83 minutes. B. Bandi left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 85 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. D. Bottecchia was the replacement. Montalbuccio had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

Blackra1n's top performer was clearly F. Flamini. However, J. Perusovic made a disastrous appearance. Most important Montalbuccio player was A. Atzori. D. Bottecchia on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 2.