GENUA 7 - 0 cicciomilan (366717507)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12141 at GENUA 1893 today. Gerard Fons was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Cristian Manu and Peter Asher. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for GENUA. The following players had been chosen: Ilievski - Valdovinos, Hoenderken, Álvarez - Tranchese, Schrammel, Ciszewski, Hielkema - Batlle, Stav, Vila.

cicciomilan tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Padula - Tonietti, Dei Rossi, Gatta, Piazzese - Fabozzi, Fochi, De Bona, Felici - Fois, Colonnello.

GENUA took the lead after 7 minutes as a result of J. Hoenderken's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. The score became 2 - 0 at 19 minutes into the game, when GENUA were given a penalty which D. Vila blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! By now, the players in GENUA felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in GENUA's Q. Batlle increasing the lead to 3 - 0. Q. Batlle could have increased the lead after 26 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Halftime score was 3 - 0. GENUA claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 77 percent.

50 minutes in, GENUA's F. Schrammel received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. In a fantastic display of determination, cicciomilan's E. Colonnello forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. 54 minutes into the game, GENUA were awarded a penalty that D. Vila turned into 4 - 0 without a problem. GENUA were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 75 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by D. Vila. 5 - 0 for the home side. That made three goals for D. Vila and he was marked down for the hat trick. Some things can only be learned through experience, and F. Gatta should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting GENUA a goal with 76 minutes of the match played. G. Tranchese's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert D. Vila was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for GENUA. 6 - 0. GENUA solidified their lead at the 83 minute mark, as J. Álvarez dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 7 - 0. F. Gatta of cicciomilan was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. GENUA had most of the ball, with 82 percent of possession.

Most important GENUA player was Q. Batlle. However, I. Hielkema made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating cicciomilan player was without a doubt E. Colonnello. M. Piazzese on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 7 - 0.