Salsasio 3 - 2 crisssstina (378407968)

Clouds darkened the skies at Olimpico di Salsasio as 607 spectators turned up for the match. Qasim Alam Shariff was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Torben Johansen and Petko Stanev. Salsasio had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Bonaminio - Marcelli, Sellami, Tracca - Simontacchi, Laganaro, Lanci, da Arnela, Nõmmeots - Slepniovas, Gigio.

crisssstina tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Pretel - Vardi, Coda - Bisogno, Iffiú, Buyruk, Dötzschen, Piu - László, Sampayo, Weijns.

The wings were the focus of most of crisssstina's attacks today. Salsasio's M. Sellami tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. After 14 minutes, D. Gigio came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Salsasio the lead. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave V. Iffiú from crisssstina a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 21 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Salsasio's D. Gigio increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 23 minutes. V. Slepniovas of Salsasio received a yellow card after 28 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 33 minutes into the match, the technically gifted A. László of crisssstina scored 2 - 1, having made R. Lanci look like a complete fool. crisssstina's A. Buyruk got himself booked for a foul. R. Lanci was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Salsasio's E. Castro had to come off the bench. C. da Arnela was the new captain of Salsasio - handed the armband by the departing player. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Salsasio, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

Things were going to get worse for the visitors. M. Sellami squirmed through their central defence after 73 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 1. Given a free kick close to the byline, crisssstina tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let G. Piu slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 3 - 2, 85 minutes into the game. Salsasio enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

Most important Salsasio player was D. Bonaminio. E. Castro was a disappointment, however. The most dominating crisssstina player was without a doubt A. László. On the other hand, A. Buyruk's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 2.