Bresaola 2 - 0 Stewie (381663580)

Dark skies made the crowd of 54799 at Stadio Friuli a little nervous, but the rain held off. Peter Karlsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Spartaco Gulisano and Reimo Halmetschlager. Bresaola had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Nicolo' - Belevskiy, Gothár, Condrò - Kináč, Roch, de Oliveira, Másson, Strohner - Sørensen, Manaia.

Stewie started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Lineup: Negrete - Malpede, Hämmerle, Höhenschäft, Streekstra - Buzaglo, Del Riccio, Florescu, Rivera, Marchal - Darnyi.

The strategy for Stewie was to use their ability to press. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 8 minutes, Bresaola did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, V. Belevskiy was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 0. The pressing tactics used by Stewie were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. N. Sørensen unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Bresaola, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

Bresaola solidified their lead at the 74 minute mark, as S. de Oliveira dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. After 74 minutes, Stewie switched M. Höhenschäft with J. Hellersdorf, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Sensing defeat in the air, the Stewie manager directed L. Del Riccio and R. Marchal to change positions with each other. This was 74 minutes into the match. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Stewie's T. Hämmerle was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 74 minutes. A. Petrilli was given a chance to change things around. After 74 minutes, Stewie used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. Confident in their lead, Bresaola's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Stewie pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. 82 minutes in, R. Marchal made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but R. Nicolo' refused to let the ball slip by him. Stewie's J. Hellersdorf got himself booked for a foul. The Bresaola players could smell victory in the air. D. Kináč wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for S. Haugli after 89 minutes. N. Sørensen left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 89 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. Y. Ertaylan was the replacement. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Bresaola coach let S. Naji replace R. Nicolo' after 89 minutes. Bresaola enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

The most dominating Bresaola player was without a doubt V. Belevskiy. S. Haugli on the other hand, had a terrible day. M. Darnyi performed admirably for Stewie. A. Rivera was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.