S.C. 1 - 1 Fiat (375945545)

Clouds darkened the skies at COLISEU TRICOLOR as 35302 spectators turned up for the match. Łucjan Golka was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Maruny Estepa and Domingos Carviçais. S.C. started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Højer Nielsen - Weißensteiner, van Dulmen, Tavernier - Ćirković, Abutbul, Pavone, Padera, Poeta - Pizzolato, Kreek.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Fiat. Lineup: Oliveri - Lavelli, Gralla, Soylu - Sande, Paiva, Ceretti, François, Stránský - Raukola, Arànega.

S.C. clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Fiat seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. C. Arànega gave the visitors the lead 19 minutes into the match to make it 0 - 1. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a handball in the penalty area. 25 minutes into the match, Fiat could have gone up another goal, but C. Arànega's penalty kick missed the goal by a mile. Fiat's R. Stránský refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 29 minutes. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Fiat had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

H. Soylu got left behind when S.C.'s F. Pizzolato made a sudden run forward after 47 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 1 - 1! Fiat had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 52 minutes in when R. Paiva came up alone against N. Højer Nielsen who managed a block. S.C.'s Ð. Ćirković was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 53 minutes. N. Højer Nielsen looked great 65 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' C. Arànega. Fiat's P. Ceretti could have put the guests one up after 71 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but N. Højer Nielsen was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. After 72 minutes, S.C.'s M. Abutbul fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Fiat claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

G. Pavone performed admirably for S.C.. Ð. Ćirković on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Fiat player was without a doubt R. Paiva. On the other hand, R. Stránský's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 1.