neurini 5 - 1 rangers (381663506)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and bomboneira della terronia saw a crowd turnout of 40834. Soykan Kayabalı was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sammy Massner and Gino Righetto. neurini had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Di Pasquale - Bartoloni, Pujol, Germà - Cecinato, van Uffelen, Pindor, Al-Aini, Alsius - Slabov, Nedelcu.

rangers decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. Starters: Giannoni - Sperlinga, Bigaglia - Dejmek, Boldt, Mauceri, Mastrototaro, Meloni - Serretti, Canale, Okaner.

neurini were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. After 15 minutes, rangers's E. Serretti made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. With 22 minutes played, after a good run down the left, J. Pujol went down looking for a penalty after a challenge from the visitors' right fullback, but the referee waved play on, and later warned him for diving. The crowd chanted their encouragement as neurini's K. Slabov came in from the right after 28 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 1 - 1. With 33 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as J. Germà flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. The corner kick from J. Pujol was powerfully met by the head of T. Al-Aini to make the score 3 - 1. P. Nedelcu increased the lead for neurini to 4 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! 4 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by neurini, with 51 percent of the ball.

49 minutes into the game, rangers's attack got through on the right, but E. Serretti couldn't handle the ball and his feeble kick wound up in the keeper's arms. Players in neurini heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. J. Pujol knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 5 - 1 after 50 minutes. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 57 minutes, neurini tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. B. Boldt nearly reduced the lead 71 minutes into the game, but a splendid one-handed save by D. Di Pasquale prevented the attempt coming in from the right flank from hitting the back of the net. neurini had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

G. Pindor performed admirably for neurini. On the other hand, I. van Uffelen's play was disheartening. rangers's best player was E. Serretti. However, A. Meloni made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 1.