Fubalista 3 - 3 Giudiemi (379601472)

524 spectators had found their way to Fubalista Stadium, despite the heavy rain. Gonzalo Reiriz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kfir Banay and Fabio Ferrio. Fubalista tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Hotz - Kos, Ladegaard, Diakogeorgiou - Gaşpar, Lagos, Baas, Zürrer, Abufom - Bideaux, Muijs.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Giudiemi. The following players had been chosen: Semian - Rizzetto, Próspero, Moroşanu, Klausenburger - Fiorinelli, Bekaert, Palareti, Marello - Caccetta, Cornaglia.

Giudiemi clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. It was obvious that team Giudiemi had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 10 minutes allowed M. Caccetta to score for Giudiemi. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. 16 minutes into the match, V. Cornaglia came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. The crowd was on its feet 24 minutes into the match, as Fubalista's K. Kos found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser. Many thought P. Muijs ought to have been awarded a penalty 29 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around M. Semian after a determined run through the middle. With 32 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as J. Abufom flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Giudiemi's D. Marello was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 34 minutes. M. Caccetta was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Fubalista had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

P. Muijs 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. R. de Souza was the replacement. The bench was restless, and with 48 minutes passed Giudiemi's coach gave P. Tingvall the opportunity the player had been hoping for. M. Semian reluctantly left the field. After 56 minutes, Giudiemi switched S. Palareti with R. Rubes, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Giudiemi's M. Moroşanu was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 60 minutes. L. Horvat was given a chance to change things around. The home side's P. Bideaux came close to extending the lead 62 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but P. Tingvall managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. 65 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by R. de Souza from C. Gaşpar's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for Fubalista, making the score 3 - 1. Giudiemi showed their counterattack skill 73 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with E. Rizzetto scoring uncontested for 3 - 2. The visitors' S. Próspero was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 3 - 3 after 76 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Fubalista, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

The most dominating Fubalista player was without a doubt R. de Souza. However, G. Hotz made a disastrous appearance. Giudiemi's best player was V. Cornaglia. R. Rubes turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 3.