Guspini 3 - 0 nilkki (379198489)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 3656 at Stella Rossa today. Bernie Wierenga was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roger Forsborg and Christian Loddo. Guspini had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Starters: Drozdov - Shatalin, Focruz - Wiączek, Villarmerín, Mporelis, Heisel, Fedák - Tripodi, Verola, Del Casale.

A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for nilkki. They fielded: Korvola - Speciale, Nilsson, Resch, Mihle - Causley, An, Esposito - Havela, Tammisto, Kankaansyrjä.

Today, Guspini's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. nilkki were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 16 minutes in, nilkki appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only solid. 18 minutes into the game, nilkki seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a solid level of organisation. 31 minutes into the game, nilkki seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to weak. They were singing the praises of B. Fedák 36 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 Guspini. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. W. Wiączek squirmed through their central defence after 43 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. nilkki had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 44 minutes, but J. Kankaansyrjä's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Guspini enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 83 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that nilkki had passable organisation. Cheers filled the stadium as E. Verola broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to Guspini. B. Fedák unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 56 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Guspini's W. Wiączek to one side and produced a red card for the player. After 65 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as nilkki found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. M. Villarmerín had a fantastic opportunity to put Guspini up another goal 69 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. A. Mporelis could have increased the lead after 75 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Possession in this half belonged to Guspini, who controlled the ball 77 percent of the time.

The most dominating Guspini player was without a doubt K. Shatalin. M. Villarmerín turned in a dismal performance, however. nilkki's top performer was clearly A. Esposito. M. Nilsson on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.