Alcoholic 5 - 0 Eagles (379588299)

876 spectators had found their way to Alcoholic Arena, despite the heavy rain. Stephan van Wegen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Berndt Wiegel and Marco Martínez. Alcoholic started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. They fielded: Rackham - Aprea, Oropallo, Masson, Brossette - Vidman, Swinkels, Madon, Scanu, Rocha - Cañaveral.

Eagles had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Massoli - Musumeci, Vischi, Salucci - Pepè, Manea, Bettini, Cedrini - Moretto, Oikonen, Pezzatini.

Eagles seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Alcoholic took the lead 3 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as S. Rocha elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Alcoholic to 2 - 0 as L. Madon finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. By now, the players in Alcoholic felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 38 minutes into the game, Alcoholic had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to inadequate. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit L. Moretto just fine. T. Rackham made a brilliant save 40 minutes into the match, blocking a rocket of a shot from S. Oikonen on the right hand side. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Alcoholic enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Alcoholic had solid organisation. The Alcoholic players could smell victory in the air. J. Vidman wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for G. Guidinger after 46 minutes. G. Guidinger neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to L. Aprea who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post. D. Cañaveral increased the lead for Alcoholic to 3 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed Eagles's coach gave C. Fregni the opportunity the player had been hoping for. A. Salucci reluctantly left the field. After 65 minutes, Eagles switched E. Pepè with M. Mutti, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. After 65 minutes, Eagles's A. Cedrini fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! 66 minutes into the game, Alcoholic seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. Alcoholic put themselves up 4 - 0 when D. Cañaveral broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. 72 minutes into the game, Alcoholic seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to poor. S. Pezzatini slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. With 86 minutes played, Alcoholic's F. Brossette almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. After 88 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and L. Aprea gave the Alcoholic supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 5 - 0. Alcoholic had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

Alcoholic's top performer was clearly S. Swinkels. S. Rocha was a disappointment, however. S. Oikonen performed admirably for Eagles. M. Mutti on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 0.