mazzacanese 3 - 0 Tatanka (379794223)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Il campetto di Babbucci saw a crowd turnout of 967. Arnold Thürlemann was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hüseyin Kibar and Gilberto Bravo. mazzacanese tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Casarini - Riganò, Tivari, Rollo - De Pascale, Mazzarri, Scarsella, Saviori, Molinari - Tanini, Alfonso.

Tatanka decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Viheriäkoski - Gorizutti, Melappioni, Pierattelli, Vannucchi, Forina - Bahanur, Beggio, Minerva - Amoroso, Tabără.

Tatanka focused on getting players in position for long range shots. Many thought N. Molinari ought to have been awarded a penalty 6 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around J. Viheriäkoski after a determined run through the middle. After a fine move down the middle A. Tanini nearly gave the home side a goal after 21 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. Tatanka had to make a substitution after 22 minutes. G. Minerva limped off the field and was replaced by H. Ernst. Making his way up the middle 30 minutes into the match, A. Tanini almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert J. Viheriäkoski blocked it to keep the score level. mazzacanese took the lead 37 minutes in, as A. Tivari broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, G. Amoroso got himself booked. The manager of Tatanka was not happy. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of mazzacanese to 2 - 0 as L. Alfonso finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Confident in their lead, mazzacanese's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to mazzacanese, who controlled the ball 77 percent of the time.

Things were deteriorating for the away team as mazzacanese scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for L. Alfonso after 53 minutes. A. Tanini could have increased the lead after 57 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Tatanka's G. Bahanur got himself booked for a foul. mazzacanese had most of the ball, with 80 percent of possession.

M. Mazzarri performed admirably for mazzacanese. L. Alfonso was a disappointment, however. Tatanka's best player was H. Ernst. On the other hand, A. Vannucchi's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.