tassignano 5 - 3 STARAUTO (380291878)

Clouds darkened the skies at tassignano's arena as 17634 spectators turned up for the match. Gunnar Rubin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Thomas Bergene and Rubén Benedito. tassignano started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Tupa - Rose, Bossone, Geling, Kordjalik - Sardo, Bettini, Pavlov - Indri, Purper, Manfio.

STARAUTO decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players took the field: Paju - Eldad, Zsiborás, Stachowiak - Gruber, Berton, Møllebjerg, de Oliveira - Nicoletta, Vittoria, Manolino.

tassignano were relying on their ability to counter-attack. It was an obvious ambition of STARAUTO to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. The goal for 1 - 0 was a funny story: after 10 minutes the seemingly nonchalant lob from tassignano's A. Pavlov landed at the feet of M. Indri who sidefooted it into the net - nice goal! Content with how the game was proceeding, the tassignano coach let M. Siintola replace A. Purper after 10 minutes. After 12 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after F. Vittoria made it through the middle and struck home to make it 1 - 1. Down the middle came P. Manolino, making a fantastic play that nearly had STARAUTO take the lead after 13 minutes, but S. Tupa preserved the tie. The visitors could have taken the lead from a free kick after 22 minutes, if it wasn't for the jaw-dropping save by S. Tupa. tassignano played a good counterattacking move down the left 23 minutes into the match, with M. Siintola finishing well for 2 - 1. Things were deteriorating for the away team as tassignano scored another to make it 3 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for T. Rose after 24 minutes. tassignano's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing L. Manfio to score easily from the right flank for 4 - 1. By now, the players in tassignano felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 30 minutes in, tassignano's A. Geling received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 33 minutes into the game, the referee ruled a penalty for STARAUTO. Unfortunately, B. Berton shot wide of the mark. tassignano were pushed back, and had many dangerous counterattacks. An impressive one came 34 minutes into the match, but A. Pavlov narrowly missed the free kick attempt that was awarded as a result of a foul. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 1. STARAUTO enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

tassignano's A. Pavlov skillfully knocked a pass over the top after 47 minutes, and that was received by L. Manfio who just managed to slot it past the opposing goalkeeper for 5 - 1. The home team's fans were upset when, after 49 minutes, the visiting E. Nicoletta broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 5 - 2 was the score. STARAUTO's E. Nicoletta was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 57 minutes. A. Pavlov left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 69 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. M. Vanni was the replacement. The referee showed tassignano's M. Indri the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. STARAUTO came close to narrowing the gap when B. Berton's free kick nearly made it past the outstretched hands of S. Tupa after 72 minutes. Attacking on the wings was the choice for STARAUTO, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. The visitors got one back when E. Nicoletta finished off a pass from the left and scored after 74 minutes. 5 - 3 was the score. STARAUTO had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

Most important tassignano player was T. Rose. S. Tupa was a disappointment, however. F. Vittoria performed admirably for STARAUTO. However, P. Paju made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 3.