pescarese 0 - 2 Maindove (381662789)

30646 spectators had come to Adrihattrick Arena this cloudy day. Giuseppe Ingrassia was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eckart Fugger and Guy Lucquin. pescarese tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Lineup: Åkerman - Durán de Quiroga, Lastman, Halász, Bailote - Borselli, Scaramuzzi, Lecaros, Bergamaschi, Pupovac - Carpio.

Maindove decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Collier - Cortina, Leo, Ronzoni - Zambon, Rendo, Fanelli, Di Leo, Cargiolli - Folli, Vallejo Ortiz.

Today, pescarese's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. It was an obvious ambition of Maindove to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. 2 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Maindove substitution. M. Ongetta came on for G. Collier. 5 minutes into the game, E. Ronzoni had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. After 31 minutes, Maindove put themselves up 0 - 1, as M. Cargiolli finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. M. Di Leo 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 E. Åkerman but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. After the ball was lifted in from the left, M. Di Leo was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 37 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave L. Bergamaschi from pescarese a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 42 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Maindove, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

Although the whole team were struggling to impress, pescarese's N. Borselli was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 46 minutes. R. Bonhof was given a chance to change things around. After 60 minutes, the Maindove players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. After 60 minutes, Maindove's B. Zambon burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. After 70 minutes, pescarese switched A. Halász with A. Bonetti, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. After 71 minutes of game time, G. Vallejo Ortiz had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but E. Åkerman was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. The referee showed pescarese's F. Bailote the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. M. Folli was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so Maindove's J. Calquinhas had to come off the bench. 77 minutes into the game, Maindove worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Maindove, with 53 percent of the ball.

Most important pescarese player was J. Carpio. On the other hand, W. Lastman's play was disheartening. G. Vallejo Ortiz performed admirably for Maindove. B. Zambon was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 2.