Juventus 3 - 0 toncru (377800395)

The 2153 spectators at Betta Stadium were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Lorenzo Pifferi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Pierre Péronnet and Paolo Fossati. Juventus decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. Lineup: Martella - Perotti, Carbotta - Piva, Öhrell, Molons, Brunori, Pagnini - Lorusso, Mortelliti, Mazzucato.

toncru tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. They fielded: Poncin - Thate, Gomes de Sá, Borges, Bech - Ostra, Testoni, Tallac, Cor, Naldi - Ortiz.

Juventus showed off their creative tactics. toncru were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. They were singing the praises of T. Lorusso 15 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Juventus. M. Brunori of Juventus was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. toncru's B. Ortiz was shown a yellow card after 34 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Players in toncru heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. After 39 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by H. Öhrell might have resulted in another goal for Juventus. However, W. Poncin made a spectacular save. A well placed corner kick from G. Mazzucato was followed by G. Pagnini's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Juventus, the score now 2 - 0. By now, the players in Juventus felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. toncru's P. Cor got himself booked for a foul. Juventus were forced into a substitution as W. Perotti couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing M. Lolini to come in off the bench. G. Mazzucato enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Juventus, with 53 percent of the ball.

63 minutes in, toncru's J. Thate received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. G. Piva's speed was clear to see after 74 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released G. Mazzucato who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 3 - 0. T. Lorusso had a fantastic opportunity to put Juventus up another goal 76 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. M. Brunori remonstrated furiously with the referee after Juventus had another decision go against them. The referee had no alternative but to show him another yellow card and send him from the pitch. With 83 minutes played, G. Mazzucato could have brought this one home for Juventus as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. toncru claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Most important Juventus player was G. Mazzucato. G. Martella was a disappointment, however. A. Testoni performed admirably for toncru. However, L. Naldi made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 0.