pescarese 2 - 1 Realfisioteam (381662797)

30940 spectators arrived at Adrihattrick Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Romano Petro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Calogero Bidoglia and Davide Soddi. pescarese had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players took the field: Masio - Durán de Quiroga, Bailote, Halász, Smedile - Pupovac, Bergamaschi, Lecaros, Scaramuzzi, Tsouganatos - Carpio.

Realfisioteam tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Prates - Merriam, van Wouw - Callaghan, Cintra, Murray, Bari, Freixas - Muzard, Grumley, Haj-Shadi.

As the 1 minute mark approached, the pescarese coach decided it was time for a substitution. N. Tsouganatos reluctantly made way for R. Bonhof on the pitch. Realfisioteam took the lead 13 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. K. Grumley was the scorer. A. Haj-Shadi could have put his team up another goal 20 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Realfisioteam, with 52 percent of the ball.

L. Pupovac showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 50 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. With the match clock at 58 minutes, Realfisioteam modified their style of play a little bit. After 64 minutes, the Realfisioteam coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. The coach of Realfisioteam wanted to try to change things around after 69 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. 78 minutes in, pescarese's J. Carpio received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. K. Grumley of Realfisioteam had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. S. Zuckerman came in to finish the match. 80 minutes into the match, the Realfisioteam manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. Priding himself in being an active coach, the Realfisioteam manager gave new instructions to his players after 80 minutes. After 81 minutes, R. Bonhof came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 2 - 1, giving pescarese the lead. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.

J. Carpio performed admirably for pescarese. On the other hand, R. Bonhof's play was disheartening. Most important Realfisioteam player was A. Haj-Shadi. S. Zuckerman on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.