Listerine 0 - 4 Pizza (377780540)

Clouds darkened the skies at AS Molinaccio Arena as 928 spectators turned up for the match. Christophe Molitor was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jérémy Auvray and Manuel Deppen. The match took place on neutral ground. Listerine started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. They fielded: Bindreiter - Fagà, Rennings, Bottiglieri, Bozzi - Kreytzen, Öztay, Bradvica, Mastronzo, Rivier - Ortolani.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Pizza. The following players took the field: Paolini - Caridi, Mendrino, Gosmar - Termali, Zanatta, van Mol, Voccoli - Pistarà, Fumarola, Musarella.

Today, Listerine's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. Unfortunately for Listerine, L. Kreytzen suffered a concussion after 25 minutes and had to be taken for tests. The coach had his head in his hands after realising he could not send a replacement onto the pitch, and the team had to continue a man short. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 26 minutes into the match, and S. Musarella wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. After 34 minutes G. Pistarà made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to D. Fumarola who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 0 - 2. With 36 minutes played, R. Fagà of Listerine fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The referee showed Listerine's M. Rivier the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 41 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave D. Fumarola a chance to increase the lead for Pizza, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 3. It was 0 - 3 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Listerine, with 51 percent of the ball.

The Pizza players could smell victory in the air. G. Mendrino wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for C. Mastrosimone after 46 minutes. S. Voccoli left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. O. Lizza was the replacement. After 74 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for O. Lizza who increased Pizza's lead to 0 - 4. Confident in their lead, Pizza's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The home side worked their way through the middle and almost got one back when C. Öztay tried to sneak the ball past the keeper. M. Paolini was too alert for that! Listerine had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

C. Öztay performed admirably for Listerine. H. Rennings on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Pizza player was D. Fumarola. On the other hand, S. Musarella's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 4.