JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C 3 - 2 gordian (381662945)

38932 punters turned up at ARENA JUVENTINA, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Dumitru Flecaru was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Todd Parry and Bo Wennbo. JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Eliese Cuesta - Mazzoldi, Aikyo, Gojenola - Eneby, Spalding, van de Ruit, Tonchev - Sbattelia, Graat, Bortolini.

gordian tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Starters: Barbetta - Bertetto, Diaferia, Barbareschi, Concaro, Gaasenbeek - Commisso, Malagoli, Ichigawa - Conticello, Malle.

JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C saw most attack opportunities on the wings. For their match strategy, gordian had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left M. Aikyo completely alone with keeper A. Barbetta, who made a spectacular block. F. Conticello stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving gordian the goal to make it 0 - 1. No matter how hard he tried, S. Sbattelia just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 33 minutes. After the ball was lifted in from the left, F. Malle was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 34 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. With 37 minutes having been played, JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C scored to make it 1 - 1. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but A. Bortolini was marked down as the scorer. With 38 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as A. Bortolini flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. P. Mazzoldi should probably have put his team up another goal after 40 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by A. Barbetta kept the visitors in the game. 2 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C, with 77 percent of the ball.

JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C's J. van de Ruit somehow missed a penalty 47 minutes into the match, much to the crowd's displeasure. gordian were able to draw a foul with their counterattacks, but the shot from L. Gaasenbeek went into the arms of the keeper. JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C put in a good effort on the right, but E. Graat saw his volley fly wide of the mark 55 minutes into the game. After 61 minutes of play, JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C's S. Gojenola unexpectedly struck an inside out ball from no angle at all and A. Bortolini slotted it into the net for 3 - 1. This third goal completed a hattrick for A. Bortolini. With clinical precision, the cross from winger N. Ichigawa found its way to F. Malle's head, and a screaming header gave gordian the goal after 66 minutes played. 3 - 2 gordian needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 69 minutes F. Conticello made way for M. Coticelli. S. Gojenola could have put JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 77 minutes. JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 76 percent of possession.

A. Bortolini performed admirably for JuVeNtUs_FoOtBaLl_C. On the other hand, J. van de Ruit's play was disheartening. gordian's best player was F. Malle. G. Concaro was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 2.