Atletico 0 - 3 Lazio2005 (380281425)

20093 punters turned up at Golfo Palmas, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Gergely Ágoston was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ignacio Echanove and Didier Rivasseau. A 5-2-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Atletico. Lineup: Giambertone - Verdone, Lysko, Caveng, Kopsala, Tanguy - Almflod, Stuifzand - Echazarreta, 石田 (Ishida), Samson.

Lazio2005 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Valencia - Ferranti, Vivas, Pégon - Fehér, Licitra, Borrego, Paterson, Sirera - Ciarrocchi, Di Lorenzo.

Atletico were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Lazio2005's A. Pégon placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but L. Paterson couldn't finish. Lazio2005's G. Di Lorenzo could have put the guests one up after 24 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but A. Giambertone was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. 31 minutes into the game, I. Vivas was a hair's breadth away from giving Lazio2005 the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by A. Giambertone saved the home team that time. The terraces were silenced after 34 minutes when Lazio2005's G. Di Lorenzo put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. The referee signalled a penalty 35 minutes into the game following an offence which looked like it was outside the box. I. Vivas knocked it home to make the score 0 - 2. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. Lazio2005 enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 88 percent of possession.

With the scoreboard showing that 58 minutes had been played, Lazio2005 nearly put themselves up another goal after A. Ciarrocchi came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. With the clock showing 59 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Atletico resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by R. Caveng in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. After 62 minutes, Lazio2005 were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. C. Borrego did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. After 63 minutes Atletico tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, L. Verdone's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. G. Di Lorenzo came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over A. Giambertone but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. 69 minutes into the game, Lazio2005 worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. Lazio2005 increased their lead after 71 minutes when G. Di Lorenzo broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Ciarrocchi from Lazio2005 a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 74 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Possession in this half belonged to Lazio2005, who controlled the ball 88 percent of the time.

M. Echazarreta performed admirably for Atletico. However, H. Almflod made a disastrous appearance. Lazio2005's top performer was clearly S. Licitra. A. Ciarrocchi on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.