gordian 2 - 3 sixtyfour (381662933)

31851 spectators had come to gordian Arena this cloudy day. Barlas Akkın was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rodrigo Méndez and Stewart Roberts. gordian tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Lineup: Barbetta - Bertetto, Diaferia, Barbareschi, Concaro, Grugni - Commisso, Malagoli, Ichigawa - Conticello, Malle.

sixtyfour decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Rietveld - Bravi, Schreyer, Ottensamer - Palmirani, Goina, Ferré Gracia, Massoli, Dell'Acqua - Costella, Cavicchia Scalamonti.

gordian were relying on their ability to counter-attack. After 5 minutes D. Palmirani made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to S. Costella who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 0 - 1. F. Goina could have put his team up another goal 8 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. With 9 minutes played, D. Palmirani nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. S. Costella of sixtyfour was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. S. Costella increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 2. There was concern in the stands when, at the 23 minute mark, sixtyfour's P. Ferré Gracia hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. 27 minutes into the match, the speedy S. Costella easily outpaced G. Diaferia, chipped the keeper and made the score 0 - 3. This third goal completed a hattrick for S. Costella. By now, the players in sixtyfour felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. N. Ichigawa stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving gordian the goal to make it 1 - 3. 1 - 3 was the score after the first half. sixtyfour claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 72 percent.

While defending the sixtyfour lead, A. Cavicchia Scalamonti got a new role. 64 minutes in the game, his coach ordered him to change positions with P. Ferré Gracia. Content with how the game was proceeding, the sixtyfour coach let B. Akadlı replace P. Ferré Gracia after 65 minutes. G. Rietveld was handed the sixtyfour captain's armband. With 67 minutes played, gordian's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to M. Malagoli he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 2 - 3. With 69 minutes gone, sixtyfour's S. Costella had to leave the pitch after talking back to the referee and receiving his second booking. gordian's counterattacks created a good chance for F. Conticello on the right after 72 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. With 75 minutes gone, F. Conticello suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by gordian caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, gordian's F. Conticello was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 79 minutes. M. Coticelli was given a chance to change things around. sixtyfour had most of the ball, with 71 percent of possession.

gordian's best player was A. Barbetta. L. Grugni on the other hand, had a terrible day. E. Bravi performed admirably for sixtyfour. M. Ottensamer turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 3.