Rambaldi 3 - 2 totalizator (377450822)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 2246 at Alquiria Verpero today. Ignacy Sędzikowski was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Doru Toma and Victor Anton. Rambaldi tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Starters: Figueredo - Ascariz, Kankaanranta, Mueller-Frey, Bezdahu, Letamendi - Borisov, Hendrawangers, Arostegieta - Budēns, Carvia.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for totalizator. Lineup: Fandos - Rooney, Stravoyiannos, Moy, Bierens - Mellor, Pustuła, Bülk, Cottet - Vispieres, Malbaša.

totalizator were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 2 minutes into the match, the technically gifted D. Carvia of Rambaldi scored 1 - 0, having made T. Bülk look like a complete fool. F. Ascariz had a fantastic opportunity to put Rambaldi up another goal 9 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. totalizator bypassed the midfield with their counterattack, leading to a free kick goal by L. Mellor for 1 - 1. Some great play up the middle by Rambaldi led to a chance for U. Budēns to score after 11 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. After a fine move down the middle J. Hendrawangers nearly gave the home side a goal after 23 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to L. Borisov, but the Rambaldi player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 2 - 1! 2 - 1 was the halftime score. Rambaldi had most of the ball, with 81 percent of possession.

Rambaldi put themselves up 3 - 1 when R. Kankaanranta broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave T. Bülk from totalizator a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 57 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! F. Ascariz's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Rambaldi, he bravely continued in the match. 64 minutes into the game, J. Hendrawangers had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came P. Mejía. After 78 minutes totalizator tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, M. Vispieres's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, W. Pustuła got himself booked. The manager of totalizator was not happy. totalizator caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 85 minutes into the match. G. Stravoyiannos was able to finish off the move - 3 - 2. 86 minutes in, Rambaldi's L. Borisov received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Coming in from the right, totalizator had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 88 minutes, but T. Bülk's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Rambaldi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 79 percent.

L. Borisov performed admirably for Rambaldi. P. Figueredo turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important totalizator player was M. Vispieres. On the other hand, W. Pustuła's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 2.