squatrioti 1 - 2 SaTiVoeriAncaMo (381663430)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Ardizzone saw a crowd turnout of 55568. Gustav Wigren was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Massimiliano Ciaccio and Labud Orahovac. squatrioti had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Artuso - Talanti, Frigoli, Bassoricci - D'Antoni, Fontseré, Halili, Tita, Fassari - Nöske, Galvan.

SaTiVoeriAncaMo started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Antonarelli - David, Precisamente, Marzocchi, Caccavalle, Chmyrev - Pinella, Della Corte, Talamano - Valtolina, Lussu.

SaTiVoeriAncaMo clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Making his way up the middle 3 minutes into the match, E. Galvan almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert S. Antonarelli blocked it to keep the score level. After 10 minutes, SaTiVoeriAncaMo were awarded a free kick as their counter attack broke down. The set piece was lifted over the top, intended to open up the defence. However, the target man seemed to be taken by surprise, and could not reach the ball before it crossed the line for a goal kick. The counterattacks of SaTiVoeriAncaMo were deadly and 23 minutes into the game, A. Talamano received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 1. SaTiVoeriAncaMo earned themselves a free kick after a counterattack wasn't dealt with adequately by their opponents. B. Chmyrev powered the shot in for 0 - 2. It was 0 - 2 at the break. squatrioti claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

Speedy M. Fassari tried one of his patented rushes 59 minutes into the game, but J. David was just as fast and averted the attack. A counterattack by SaTiVoeriAncaMo after 69 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but G. Lussu, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the squatrioti manager used a brief break in play after 70 minutes to give the players new directives. 78 minutes into the match, the speedy J. Nöske easily outpaced G. Marzocchi, chipped the keeper and made the score 1 - 2. The visitors nearly scored again after 80 minutes, but a superb save by D. Artuso kept B. Chmyrev's free kick out of the net. E. Galvan was just a finger's breadth away from an equaliser for squatrioti with a strike from the left, but S. Antonarelli managed to ward the shot off for a corner. squatrioti's D. Talanti made a successful breakthrough on the left after 86 minutes and should have levelled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. SaTiVoeriAncaMo were able to mount several counterattacks, such as the impressive one after 87 minutes, but B. Chmyrev lofted a free kick over the crossbar. squatrioti's J. Nöske had a hard, curved free kick after 88 minutes that would have paid off, had it gone just a little lower. squatrioti had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

J. Nöske performed admirably for squatrioti. However, D. D'Antoni made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating SaTiVoeriAncaMo player was without a doubt G. Lussu. S. Antonarelli turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.