Palazzo 4 - 0 Tosca (381663381)

40259 punters turned up at Borg Palace, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Andrea Trombetti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Johan Ulfsson and Moshe Ayres. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Palazzo. They fielded: Ben Zaken - Granato, Cuccovia - Filip, Riccio, Manupelli, Climent, Scalamandre - Laustsen, Mangone, Verho.

Tosca decided to use a 5-5-0 set up. Starters: Tirone - Caçapava, Mellendorf, Vargas Rivera, Ruggerone, Küchenmeister - van Eijkeren, Schwarm, Wiktorko, Glomb, Leo -.

Tosca displayed their ability to play creatively. After 9 minutes of play, J. Verho gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Palazzo's B. Climent got himself booked for a foul. Palazzo increased the lead as L. Scalamandre struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Palazzo's E. Cuccovia saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 23 minutes. Tosca's R. van Eijkeren left the field after 33 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was M. Albertazzi. F. Schwarm was handed the Tosca captain's armband. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Palazzo had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

After 66 minutes, C. Mangone put Palazzo ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. By now, the players in Palazzo felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A well-executed free kick by F. Manupelli after 75 minutes made it 4 - 0 for Palazzo. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Palazzo, with 68 percent of the ball.

J. Verho performed admirably for Palazzo. N. Ben Zaken on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Tosca player was A. Leo. However, V. Tirone made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 0.