JuveGondor 2 - 2 SuperNova! (381663274)

Clear skies welcomed the 60179 spectators who had made their way to Fosso di Helm. Walter Stocker was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jochim Baum and Petja Kuure. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for JuveGondor. Starters: Usseglio - Perner, Shima, Rinaldo - Segaricci, Micheli, Zavatta, Cupaiolo, Torru - Segre, Oppio.

SuperNova! started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Buffon - El-Usman, Draschan, Verderame, Benussi - Semoni, Carena, Carrubbi, Allianz - Forni, Peila.

For their match strategy, SuperNova! had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. 14 minutes into the match, the speedy U. Peila easily outpaced J. Shima, chipped the keeper and made the score 0 - 1. 16 minutes into the game, G. Torru came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. A counterattack by SuperNova! after 18 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but L. Carena, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. JuveGondor's Z. Oppio put his head to a high ball coming in from the right after 29 minutes, but the ball went wide. JuveGondor's Z. Oppio was shown a yellow card after 31 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. JuveGondor enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 63 percent of possession.

The JuveGondor coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. Z. Oppio was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, JuveGondor's A. Zavatta managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 1 - 1 After a fine move down the middle Z. Oppio nearly gave the home side a goal after 65 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. SuperNova! almost scored after a swift counterattack 66 minutes into the game, but D. Allianz put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. M. Rinaldo caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 67 minutes. This gave JuveGondor the 2 - 1 lead. With 74 minutes gone, F. Draschan suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by SuperNova! caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. G. Cupaiolo of JuveGondor received a yellow card after 79 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 81 minutes into the game SuperNova!'s L. Carena found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 2 - 2. Priding himself in being an active coach, the JuveGondor manager gave new instructions to his players after 82 minutes. 82 minutes into the match, the JuveGondor manager wanted to try a new tactic, and the players loyally obliged. JuveGondor claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.

JuveGondor's best player was W. Segre. P. Micheli on the other hand, had a terrible day. F. Semoni performed admirably for SuperNova!. On the other hand, F. Draschan's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 2.