olimpic 3 - 2 Cerveteri (379780250)

740 spectators had come to imperium olimpic stadium this cloudy day. Ernesto Penn was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jota Molins and Kévin Delétang. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for olimpic. They fielded: Arnabat - Cuervo, Gailiušis, Pitkäaho, Battaglino - Peroni, Cabrera, Gaglione, Bomberini - de Tocantins, Gobbo.

Cerveteri started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Lineup: Galizzi - Jimenez, Askenling, Milo - Bordeje, Vanrobaeys, Baumans, Cauchois - Perlaitis, Torikka, Astakopoulos.

Cerveteri tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Cerveteri's G. Vanrobaeys managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 4 minutes. 0 - 1. olimpic's J. Gailiušis put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 1 - 1 with 5 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 17 minutes, Cerveteri did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, K. Askenling was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 2. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. de Tocantins from olimpic a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 18 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! olimpic's F. Arnabat refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 23 minutes. 24 minutes into the game, A. Gobbo came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 33 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Cerveteri's J. Baumans to one side and produced a red card for the player. A loud groan was heard from the fans of olimpic, as D. Cuervo left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. N. Scavazzini took his place on the field. It was 1 - 2 at the break. olimpic claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

After 78 minutes of play, A. de Tocantins equalised for olimpic after an elegant attack from the right. 89 minutes in, olimpic's L. Peroni received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The home side put themselves ahead 3 - 2 after 89 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from A. de Tocantins, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. olimpic enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

olimpic's top performer was clearly C. Gaglione. D. Battaglino was a disappointment, however. Most important Cerveteri player was G. Vanrobaeys. M. Milo turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 2.